Example sentences of "had been sitting [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had been sitting still in her seat . |
| 2 | One family tea-time , when Auntie had been sitting silent for some time , she said : " It 's lucky there 's never anyone left in those offices at night . " |
| 3 | Then a stranger , who had been sitting unseen round the corner , came up to them . |
| 4 | Together with Toby Freely , the fresh-faced young man who had been sitting next to Tom Tedder , she brought up , modestly , the rear of the exodus . |
| 5 | Rory , who had been sitting next to Jessica on a large warm stone , stood reluctantly . |
| 6 | Middle-aged , plump and perspiring , the garrulous American couple who were ‘ doing Europe ’ had been sitting next to Luce on the flight from London . |