Example sentences of "[vb past] that [noun] had been [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kochen maintained that DEC had been taking a worldwide census of ‘ hundreds of customers ’ recently to ascertain whether OSF/1-on-MIPS was a viable policy . |
| 2 | While the specialist was examining her legs , Janet mentioned that Lisa had been suffering from aches in her neck . |
| 3 | Amy , 42 , took a different tack when she found that Joe had been leading a double life for 18 months , holed up with a ravishing ex-model 15 years her junior while she believed he was ‘ opening up new markets ’ in Middle Europe . |
| 4 | The negro was obviously homosexual and I realized that homosexuals had been buying that stuff for years . |
| 5 | He put aside being lonely for a moment , and realized that hunger had been waiting for an opportunity to make-itself felt . |
| 6 | When I did get to the bike I saw it was virtually in pieces and realised that Darren had been attempting the job himself . |
| 7 | Roger revealed that Clarissa had been buying Christmas presents since the summer ; little bundles would be secreted in cupboards . |
| 8 | Mr Hirst added that Hilton had been discussing the possibility of moving into India and had already evaluated properties in Delhi and Bombay with the aim of a management contract with a small amount of equity . |
| 9 | The only systematic disentanglement from corporatist theorizing and policy analysis of the administrative component was by R. E. Pahl and J. T. Winkler , writing at a time when it seemed that Britain had been developing in the direction of corporatism for the previous fifteen years and was experiencing sectoral planning , planning agreements and statutory or voluntary controls over prices , profit margins , dividends , wages , rents and the movement of capital . |
| 10 | Puzzling — since it seemed that Yorke had been listening to information he 'd specifically asked for . |
| 11 | One Tuesday Janice noticed that Peter had been pushing and shoving Laura during singing . |
| 12 | The younger John claimed that Langton had been carrying on an adulterous relationship with his stepmother Joan . |
| 13 | He faced a prison sentence , and in his eagerness to keep his client out of prison , defending QC Mr Christmas Humphreys claimed that Trevor had been overworking and was drinking ‘ to give him the energy to carry on a task that was almost more than he could bear ’ . |
| 14 | On May 7 the Azerbaijan Foreign Ministry claimed that Armenia had been waging an undeclared war on Azerbaijan , and that in over 300 cross-border attacks since the beginning of the year a total of 61 Azerbaijanis had been killed . |
| 15 | Besides , he could just imagine Cashman 's fury if he discovered that Cindy had been staying unchaperoned with Matthew . |
| 16 | The trial , on 4 February , heard that Shiloh had been running in a race at Carfin dog track in August last year when he broke his leg . |
| 17 | The inquest heard that John had been drinking but was cheerful not drunk . |
| 18 | Magistrates heard that employees had been hosing out residue from used drums — using a high pressure jet — in a defined ‘ washing area ’ . |
| 19 | Bernice decided that Ell had been watching too many films . |
| 20 | Next year the British candidate gained the throne of the Carnatic ; the directors of the French Company decided that Dupleix had been wasting their shareholders ' money , and in 1754 they recalled him , which must at the time have struck everybody as a prudent step to keep expenses down . |
| 21 | Then she saw that Peter had been crying and that he had taken the trouble to wear a clean , white shirt . |
| 22 | She also knew that Bertie had been lying to her over ‘ discontinuing ’ the post . |
| 23 | Following his death reports emerged that Falcone had been working closely with Judge Antonio di Pietro on the investigations into corruption in Milan 's local government [ see below ] . |
| 24 | He said that Dodman had been suffering from a mental illness which could have affected his behaviour . |
| 25 | He said that Dodman had been suffering from a mental illness which could have affected his behaviour and asked that Dodman be sent for psychiatric help . |
| 26 | Another man said that Portadown had been expecting something like this after the recent attacks in Lurgan . |
| 27 | Western reports said that troops had been massing in the region since December 1990 . |
| 28 | Lita Dowell , prosecuting , said that Thomas had been having an affair with Mrs Dean for four months before the attack in August . |
| 29 | At the inquiry , called by the stewards after Willie Carson had driven Iywaan home along the rail , Eddery explained that Alhamad had been hanging badly left throughout the last half-mile . |
| 30 | The usher explained that Eva had been working in Africa and was now principal of an international college . |