Example sentences of "she had been [verb] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had been fastening the buttons at the shoulder of Thomas 's elephant-patterned pyjamas , but all sense of co-ordination suddenly seemed to vanish and her fingers fumbled in vain . |
| 2 | It was then Gedanken realized that all along she had been hearing the voices of the beetles over a loudspeaker . |
| 3 | Although he was horribly conscious of his filthy boots , he sought out the supervisor of the office cleaning company by which Mrs. Millings was employed , and explained that she was late only because she had been helping the police to investigate a river tragedy " like a good citizen " . |
| 4 | She had been descending the stairs when she 'd slipped and had fallen down numerous steps . |
| 5 | Wilson quickly realised how lucky she had been to have the Misses Wynne directed to her by kind Miss Blagden . |
| 6 | Probably , she had been studying the figures with too much intensity , and now she needed a break . |