Example sentences of "i had be [v-ing] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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1 | I decided to go back to the village , to thank him for all his help , and to carry out a plan I had been considering for some time . |
2 | By the time I was twelve years old I had been thinking for some time about getting a bird of my own . |
3 | My flight path ended on a small ledge , my hands still grasping Olympus camera which I had been cradling for all my worth , regardless of the blows striking my body from every angle . |
4 | It was a cold day and I had been standing in that particular spot for half an hour , so I was glad to get into the car , which was driven by a smart-looking man in a tweed cap . |
5 | In late August I was finishing my day at the heart clinic , where I had been working for several months , when I decided that it was time to go . |
6 | I had been working for more than an hour and my wrists ached from the continuous chopping , but I was filled with an immense exhilaration . |