Example sentences of "they [vb past] [be] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They had been queueing since early morning in front of the larger shops and the department stores in Sauchiehall Street , Renfield Street and Argyle Street to buy blackout cloth . |
| 2 | A frisson of disbelief and unease passed though the male patrons as the woman they had been watching in simulated copulation on the screen materialised in the flesh before their very eyes . |
| 3 | A judge told William Sim and David Todd that they had been playing for high stakes and had to pay the penalty . |
| 4 | They had been waiting for high water so that they could sail alongside in a civilised manner . |
| 5 | They had been talking in low voices . |
| 6 | They had been paddling in tension-filled silence for some time when he spoke . |
| 7 | Presumably , after carrying out their assignments , they had been returning at irregular intervals and were now preparing their reports for the final session of the afternoon . |