Example sentences of "[vb past] she had [been] [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | The sergeant saw her eyes were dim with sadness and he guessed she had been thinking about her former husband . |
2 | ‘ Leith Everett , ’ she stated down the phone , and soon knew she had been living in a fool 's paradise these last few hours . |
3 | Mrs Hepburn said she had been living with her husband at the time of the alleged crimes but was now in the process of divorcing him . |
4 | Margo Hawes , of Horsforth , said she had been coming to the ballet for years . |
5 | Robyn took a sip and wished she had been listening from the beginning . |