Example sentences of "had [vb pp] [conj] [be] [adv] [v-ing] " in BNC.

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1 She almost asked whether he had not been there the previous Friday but stopped , unsure whether he had forgotten or was deliberately misleading her .
2 Some members of staff at the school felt that it had suffered and was still suffering from the effects of the reorganization .
3 The right hon. Member for Lagan Valley said that he was not clear whether the right hon. and learned Gentleman had finished or was still giving way , and my right hon. Friend referred to what looked like only the first half of his speech .
4 He had something up his sleeve … an idea had germinated and was already going into action .
5 Now a woman had returned and was probably going to lead trouble back to him , and he wanted no part of it .
6 Like Dr Neil , J.D. thought how much she had changed and was still changing .
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