Example sentences of "who had be listening " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eventually an old gentleman who had been listening with much amusement to their discussion said that what mattered was not whether the earthworm has an immortal soul but whether it has a purpose . |
| 2 | Matilda , who had been listening closely , said , ‘ But daddy , that 's even more dishonest than the sawdust . |
| 3 | At this Maria Candida , who had been listening on the stairs , let out a wail of joy at the thought that she would be seeing Portugal again ; Leonora went to embrace her daughter and whisper her blessings , while Gerald , who knew when he was beaten and was never any good in emotional situations , announced that he had important business in the castle yard , and would return as soon as he had attended to it . |
| 4 | ‘ He 's not your servant , miss , ’ said Zillah , who had been listening to the conversation . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's funny how one associates places with irrelevant things , ’ said Penelope , who had been listening to Sophia 's probings with a kind of fascinated horror . |