Example sentences of "had been [v-ing] for an [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It might have been a delayed reaction to the drugs I had been taking for an operation I 'd recently had on my foot , but this seemed unlikely . |
| 2 | The ruling Liberal Democratic Party had been looking for an excuse to reward its friends in the building industry for their financial support . |
| 3 | He was inclined to believe he had been looking for an excuse to ring her , which was foolish because he did not need an excuse . |
| 4 | The young man admitted in due course , when we had been driving for an hour , that he did not know the way and was totally lost . |
| 5 | He put aside being lonely for a moment , and realized that hunger had been waiting for an opportunity to make-itself felt . |
| 6 | Maurin , who had been longing for an excuse to escape , said he would go himself to attend to it and made for the door . |
| 7 | She had been meaning for an age to get a dimmer fitted . |
| 8 | As soon as her breasts were free of their thin cotton restraint , he licked the soft , warm flesh , as if the taste of her was something he had been craving for an eternity . |
| 9 | MPs had been pressing for an enquiry following the publication of a damning report on the state of school discipline by the Professional Association of Teachers in 1987 , which was given prominent coverage in the press . |