Example sentences of "had [adv] been [v-ing] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am still puzzled , to this day , as to why we did n't simply demand a refund and leave ; probably because we had all been looking forward to getting away so much that we were prepared to tolerate anything . |
| 2 | They had all been sitting quietly for some time , waiting . |
| 3 | Christopher had obviously been going there for some years . |
| 4 | He had not been searching specially for them so that , as he wrote in his journal , " It is sufficient to disturb the composure of an entomologist 's mind to look forward to the future dimensions of a complete catalogue " . |
| 5 | Even after his first round of 69 , Woosnam was still maintaining that he had not been looking forward to playing , that it had not done much for his confidence and that he was still very nervous with the putter in his hand . |
| 6 | Greg Hocking had not been looking forward to ringing Jackson 's the publishers about the Walter Machin papers . |
| 7 | The store had not been trading profitably for some time indicating there simply is not enough money circulating in the area to sustain it . |
| 8 | When the comm blinked into life , I saw face that I vaguely recognized — a Famlio enforcer named Pulvidon , who had lately been rising rapidly through the ranks . |
| 9 | The defendants admitted that they had both been drinking heavily on the night of the offences . |
| 10 | Inspector Naseby of all people , who had clearly been looking forward to this moment . |
| 11 | He had really been looking forward to seeing her tonight . |
| 12 | She had n't been looking forward to this session ; yet , deep down , there was a contrary twinge niggling at her sexuality that insisted she might enjoy it . |
| 13 | Bruce added : ‘ Things had n't been going well with Phonogram for quite a while . |
| 14 | Antonia made soft-porn movie The Pieman — about a one-legged hooker who has a romp with a pizza delivery man — ‘ because she had n't been working much for nearly two years and had no income , ’ said Amanda . |
| 15 | But Katabatic had reportedly been working lethargically in the build-up to Newbury and his trainer is now much happier with the 10-year-old 's general well-being . |
| 16 | However , Katabatic had reportedly been working lethargically in the build-up to Newbury and his trainer , Andy Turnell , is now much happier with the ten-year-old . |
| 17 | This development had certainly been increasing steadily since the war . |