Example sentences of "had been walking [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He mumbled that he was still in a state of shock and had been walking around in a dream all day . |
| 2 | Miguel had been walking round , chatting to guests . |
| 3 | Hatton had been walking along in the dark and someone had waited for him among the willows and the brambles , the stone ready for use . |
| 4 | Frances had been walking along a pavement in Oxford when she was hit from behind . |
| 5 | If he had been walking out with any other girl in service in the town they could have stayed in on a wet night and talked by the kitchen range , but with the Hogans hovering around he had to bring Patsy out into the rain . |
| 6 | She and Jack , the boy she had been walking out with , were saving up so that they could buy the shop from old Mr Peabody , who wanted to retire . |
| 7 | She had been walking back along the track , head bent , deep in thought . |