Example sentences of "i [vb past] [pron] had [be] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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1 | I realized he had been listening until he heard Catherine say she could not marry him . |
2 | Later in that passage he wrote : ‘ It was n't until thirty years later when I saw her in another woman [ Elizabeth Taylor ] that I realised I had been searching for her all my life . ’ |
3 | ‘ I realised I had been watching them for 15 minutes . |
4 | Rob made me a cup of coffee and erm I forgot it had been standing there and er I went to take a mouthful course I got a mouth full of skin did n't I ? |
5 | I saw he had been drinking , and I knew I was in a very dangerous situation . |
6 | I thought , I thought someone had been smoking in the toilets . |
7 | I explained what had been going on . |