Example sentences of "had been do [adv] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If so , what was this creature , that had stood before him naked and singular , but concealed multitudes ? ; this power Chant had said possessed no friends ( it has only ADORERS AND UNDOERS , he 'd written ) and had been done as much harm in these dealings ( again , Chant 's words ) as Estabrook , to whom Chant had offered his contrition and his prayers ? |
| 2 | By 1951 the Art Galleries had been doing just that for 50 years . |
| 3 | She had known why Mr Evans had sent Hepzibah biscuits ; had known that he wanted her to spy , to keep her eyes open , and it seemed that without meaning to she had been doing just that ! |
| 4 | And for the last five years he had been doing just that . |
| 5 | The Russian race , on which the competitors were accommodated on a train following the race route , proved to be a harrowing experience for Zarei , but not because he had been doing too much running . |