Example sentences of "had been [v-ing] [adj] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | The present rendezvous had been riding high on my chart of dreads . |
| 2 | We discovered later that a crowd of drop-outs had been living rough on the Towers , using local fishing boats to ferry them to and fro . |
| 3 | It was alleged the car had been doing 50-60mph on the wrong side of the road . |
| 4 | The springer which had been lying buttered on the floor midway between the two slewed an eye in the direction of Vanessa Dersingham when she spoke . |
| 5 | The officers believe Elizabeth and Julie had been sunbathing naked on the remote beach , confident they would not be seen . |
| 6 | Rovers had been feeling better on Monday , November 1 , when the F.A . |