Example sentences of "[noun prp] had been [v-ing] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dr. Ray had been watching Patrick unblinkingly as he delivered his hammer blows . |
| 2 | Moreover the novel takes up the remark to Katkov that the criminal ‘ himself morally demands ’ his punishment ( which on its own might mean no more than that Dostoevsky had been reading Hegel or popularized Hegel ) , and builds some marvellous effects upon it . |
| 3 | The rest of the afternoon had been more or less normal for the time of year except that Ted had been following Pete around for most of it , trying to pump him for details of what had happened between him and Diane Jackson . |
| 4 | He should be used to them by now because they had become a frequent occurrence during the past few months , particularly since Martin had been bringing Miss Crosbie to the house . |
| 5 | But for months , Hay had been forcing Bryan to hand over hundreds of pounds to pay for an expensive lifestyle . |
| 6 | Coun Jones had been urging Darlington councillors to stop the production coming to the town saying : ‘ If the borough council can ban something like the Chippendales , then it should have no hesitation of stopping a soft porn version of Swan Lake . ’ |
| 7 | While Prince Charles had been capturing Perth and advancing on Edinburgh Castle Cope had led his main army east from Inverness to Aberdeen and then , making use of his superiority in seapower , had it shipped to Dunbar on the East Lothian coast , about 34 miles [ 54 km ] due east of Edinburgh . |
| 8 | It was known that Ramos had been seeking Aquino 's endorsement as her favoured successor as president , but she had stated that she would not announce her choice until 1992 . |
| 9 | On the Wednesday of Harry 's trap , Mackie had been saddling Tremayne 's runner in the three-mile chase at Ascot . |
| 10 | Christian had been watching Seb while Dolly was talking and now he asked , ‘ Is this the way you see it , Seb ? ’ |
| 11 | Maura had been seeing Terry for nearly five months , and miraculously had managed to keep him a secret . |