Example sentences of "had been [verb] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To stir up mischief , no doubt , and to eye Jean Bruce , the blacksmith 's daughter — they had been seen strolling about in the gloaming more than once , laughing quietly together and holding hands . |
| 2 | She remembered Rob , the eldest boy , named after her mama 's father who had died in Arizona , saying to her one day , after she had been caught riding bareback at her uncle Orrin 's ranch in Wyoming , ‘ What a pity you were n't a boy , Sally-Anne ; we could have had such fun together . ’ |
| 3 | He and his straight man , Bulganin , came by battle cruiser , which was the target of much curiosity in Portsmouth harbour , especially since the body of a naval frogman , Commander ‘ Buster ’ Crabbe , had been found floating there during another Russian naval visit the previous autumn . |
| 4 | Apparently it had been reported hopping about in a car park close to the village . |
| 5 | He had been reported missing shortly after 5.30pm on a flight from Teesside to Carlisle . |