Example sentences of "who had been [v-ing] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At this point the young man , who had been reading a folded newspaper , looked up and said in a slightly truculent voice , ‘ Excuse me , madam , but that 's my pudding you 're about to eat . ’ |
| 2 | Meanwhile the warden 's cat , who had been enjoying a light snack in the dustbin , saw Emily , saw the milk , and that is all I can remember , it happened so quickly . |
| 3 | For this search I teamed up with two young friends , both experienced detector users , who had been searching a nearby farm and thus knew the area well . |
| 4 | Henri reached the cave mouth first , shortly followed by Mait , Carrefour , and finally Richmann , who had been keeping a rear guard . |
| 5 | Susan , who had been working a local boarding kennel where she was particularly involved with Bernese Mountain and German Shepherd dogs , has two Great Danes of her own called Buddy and Holly ! |
| 6 | It had already been decided that Hayling was to remain as chief executive , and everyone who had been doing a specific job for the company was invited to carry on . |
| 7 | ‘ You mean , someone who had been having a lesbian affair with Eddie ? |