Example sentences of "[been] [v-ing] when they [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All I can try to do is to outline what theists have been saying when they talk of God , and to try to offset some popular misconceptions of what they mean . |
| 2 | The flowers that I had still been clutching when they carried me back to the house had been prised from my fingers and left in a plastic bag on top of the fridge . |
| 3 | Most graduates move away from the town where they 've been studying when they start work , so may be looking to transfer their bank account to a more convenient branch . |
| 4 | Outside , the rain which had been falling when they entered the building seemed to have eased . |
| 5 | Even if , for once , the Kings had not been bluffing when they drew up their armies , these men were reluctant to attack each other . |