Example sentences of "had been [verb] he [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In doing so , he had to jettison most of what those close to him had been telling him for the past 16 months . |
| 2 | Coleman knew them already — they had been to see him at the University of Alabama while planning the trip — and so it was natural enough that he should now take on the chore of shepherding them around the island during their stay . |
| 3 | When they met , Burn said that Donaldson had been to see him in the interim . |
| 4 | Our last Letters are dated Hobart Town Feb. 9 up to which time his expedition had been eminently successful ; far more so than he could have anticipated ; the most liberal assistance had been rendered him by the Authorities , everything that could facilitate his views being cheerfully accorded : while nothing could exceed the kindness of Sir John and Lady Franklin in whose house he was then residing : in fact so much were they interested in his pursuits that upon more than one occasion they accompanied him in his exploring parties . |
| 5 | Short had been saving him for the Ascot race . |
| 6 | ‘ Speaking crossly and rudely although Carrie had only been stewing indoors because she had been helping him in the shop ! |
| 7 | She had been asking him about the little wooden cities which adorned the shelves in her room . |
| 8 | I had been walking him around the roads for a couple of weeks and could n't wait to have him fit again . |
| 9 | The answer had been staring him in the face . |
| 10 | His father had been shielding him from the stones coming through . |