Example sentences of "they had been walking " in BNC.
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| 1 | When they landed there was no choice but to start the ten-mile journey to Achnacarry Castle on foot , so they set off , even though they had been walking all day . |
| 2 | ‘ I do n't know what he meant , ’ Allen said after they had been walking for some time on the soft turf at the verge of the track . |
| 3 | They had been walking slowly ; now he stopped and pulled Robyn around so that she was standing in front of him . |
| 4 | They had been walking for less than ten minutes when it began to spit . |
| 5 | He had told Mr Gibson they had been walking past the barn and had gone in for shelter . |
| 6 | He had told her about the cannabis bed a few days ago when they had been walking in the garden and her eyes had widened in shock . |