Example sentences of "[noun sg] it had been [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Technically , says Mr Nearn , it was not a big step for Caterham to move into manufacturing the car it had been selling and marketing for years . |
| 2 | Earlier in the day it had been raining , now there was a high wind blowing . |
| 3 | A spokesman for the county council said : ‘ Before that unfortunate incident it had been working very successfully for several hours . |
| 4 | At this stage it began to make a noise , or , rather , Twoflower started to hear the noise it had been making all along . |
| 5 | Quiss bellowed ; he turned the attendant upside down and plonked its head into the bucket it had been carrying . |
| 6 | Then it relaxed , opened , releasing a treasure it had been holding : a chain a locket , a gold locket . |
| 7 | Only one company questioned , who insisted on complete anonymity , had taken on an ex-headhunter into a position it had been seeking to fill , and admitted that it had been a disastrous mistake . |
| 8 | The second whinnied and moved back a step to graze the spot it had been coveting for the past hour . |