Example sentences of "had been [v-ing] with [adj] [noun sg] " 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 | There they brought the coracle ashore lightly , and drew in , with reluctance and the reverence of finality , what they had been hunting with such assiduity , and so persistently hoped they would not find . |
| 3 | A mere two days before she had been deliberating with other world leaders at the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe . |
| 4 | Mrs Cohen had been protesting with increasing frequency as day overtook day with no news . |
| 5 | The court was told Tania had been living with another man , Robert Cross , for five months . |
| 6 | Blackpool had been experimenting with extensive rebuilding of the Marton and Motherwell cars , but the confines of Blundell Street Depot limited the scope of such activities . |
| 7 | He had been experimenting with dental floss , which was multi-stranded but then broke when rubbed against rocks or weeds . |
| 8 | He had been dealing with human nature all his life ; he should have been able to recognise the symptoms before now . |
| 9 | The black eyes that had been sparkling with good humour a moment before had become hard , almost angry . |
| 10 | Despite all his dissembling about any new industry alliances over the past few months , Carlo de Benedetti told Ing C Olivetti & Co SpA 's annual meeting that he had been negotiating with Digital Equipment Corp , and revealed details of the alliance . |
| 11 | She had been gesturing with one hand , to emphasize what she said . |
| 12 | The commando had been waiting with disciplined patience some 400 yards ( 365m ) out . |
| 13 | The baby had been endeavouring with grim determination to haul himself from the floor on to Alexandra 's knee , gripping handfuls of her skirts to assist himself and heaving with astonishing strength . |
| 14 | Mr Wilson said that police forces had been working with inadequate law for years and that the drafted change would , it was hoped , improve the situation . |
| 15 | He had said he had been fighting with another man . |
| 16 | During the last minutes she had been talking with extreme rapidity in a light high voice . |