Example sentences of "[verb] it had been [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When they had left the cinema , they found it had been raining so Yanto decided the standing position would be favourite . |
| 2 | 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 ? |
| 3 | Unfortunately one day when it was earlier on he , he got his commands mixed up and we was m marching down the yard and the drive , and we was marching towards the factory up and down and right wheel and about turn , left wheel , basic foot drill you know it had been going for about ten minutes and all and we was going down towards the factory and erm we kept on going , we was getting close to the factory and he , he he forgot his words forgot what er command he wanted to give and he shouted stop you 'll be in the bloody factory in a minute instead of sa shouting halt , you know , he , he got flummoxed . |
| 4 | They said in the shop that the men who did it had been pretending to take up paving stones — nobody thought anything because it looked as if they were from the Council . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I wish it had been boiling and I 'd poured it over your damned head ! ’ |
| 6 | The director of policy of the Consumers ' Association , Stephen Locke , said it had been pressing the Government to introduce the measures for some time . |
| 7 | The employer said it had been attempting to tighten up on the very widespread practice of employees going for tea immediately after clocking on . |
| 8 | A site has yet to be secured — although the Mountain View , California-based company said it had been working on the plans for some 18 months — and a choice will be announced within 60 days , according to Sun 's chief financial officer , Kevin Melia . |
| 9 | In a statement tonight , Kent Messenger Group Newspapers said it had been working to produce a guide to the rail link . |
| 10 | She said it had been going on for a few months . ’ |
| 11 | And er he said it had been standing there for quite a while . |
| 12 | One thing Mam said suggested it had been going on for some time … |
| 13 | ‘ The ferocity of the fire suggested it had been going quite a while before it was discovered . |
| 14 | The driver of the van had been wanted for questioning , and the way CI5 had gone in for the arrest had clearly been the direct cause of the van 's destruction on the hot end of the booby-trap bomb it had been carrying . |