Example sentences of "had been play for " in BNC.

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1 I had been playing for about five minutes when there was a very loud explosion very close at hand .
2 Sure enough , next day saw a procession , only Lamb and Hussain passing thirty , although Smith batted for an hour with a broken finger and it was revealed that Hussain had been playing for five weeks with a broken bone in his wrist and Lamb had a cracked elbow .
3 After switching codes at the age of 11 when he moved to senior school , he began life as a flanker and it was not until 1973 , when he had been playing for seven years , that he moved to tight-head prop .
4 The incident happened on Saturday after Mr Pollard had been playing for Newent Town .
5 The incident happened on Saturday after Mr Pollard had been playing for Newent Town .
6 The incident happened on Saturday after Mr Pollard had been playing for Newent Town .
7 The incident happened on Saturday after Mr Pollard had been playing for Newent Town .
8 He had been playing for Hendon against Centaur , from West Drayton , Middlesex , when he was injured .
9 A judge told William Sim and David Todd that they had been playing for high stakes and had to pay the penalty .
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