Example sentences of "[det] had be [v-ing] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ This had been going on almost all the time since yesterday , with two German counter attacks on our positions . ’ |
| 2 | While all this had been going on , Steve had carried out a thorough inspection of the locomotive , had oiled up the axle boxes and attended to the brake gear . |
| 3 | For God 's sake , this had been going on for years , with animals making a noise — surely this is what country life is all about and it would be a sad day if there were no noises from the farms or from the back gardens of our cottages . |
| 4 | We wondered if this had been going on since we were moved out of Beirut last May , but there was nothing else to indicate any serious set-back to our chances of release . |
| 5 | Seeing Anthea each day would be a constant reminder , and neither woman could deny that the masks of civility each had been holding up to the other for months were now trampled underfoot . |
| 6 | None of them had ever supported Mr Hitler and most were shocked to hear that anything like that had been going on . |