Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] had been working " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now there is nothing to prevent plural continuation here ( e.g. They had been working hard for hours ) , but the incidence of such continuations was less than 5% , and continuations mostly were confined to singular references with individuals being in relatively stereotypical roles with respect to each other . |
| 2 | And we and then we had been working for him for about ten or eleven years on this contract that he had for us . |
| 3 | I think what was different in my approach , and it partly goes back to my background , is that firstly I had been working on educational planning , and that secondly I come from a background of market research . |
| 4 | ‘ Thank you , General , ’ said the Doctor , returning from the quiet corner of the camp where he had been working . |
| 5 | They heard how he had always been an ungrateful and dangerous child , violently attacking another boy , and finally running away from the house where he had been working . |
| 6 | A check showed that the area where he had been working was contaminated and it was cleaned . |
| 7 | Previously he had been working as Senior Designer with Firth Carpets with whom he had gained eleven years experience . |