From Dickens: David Copperfield, Chapter 37: "I had been thinking about it, day 
and night, ever since my aunt had astonished me."

Reasonable and correct.

Paul




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From: RALPH HUTSELL <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Tue, December 21, 2010 1:02:06 PM
Subject: Re: Bruce Despain, Mastering the Challenge


If I were to believe all the hogwash he dishes out to me about the future, I 
shall have been being taken for a ride.
----- Original Message ----- 
>From: Brad Johnston 
>To: [log in to unmask] 
>Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 9:56 AM
>Subject: Bruce Despain, Mastering the Challenge
>
>
>Bruce Despain wrote: It is easy to make up such examples.  
> 
>OK, show us one.
> 
>~~~~~
>
>Brad had written:)  It is written that there is no such thing as a correct 
>(i.e., reasonable) past perfect progressive. I challenge you to find one. I'll 
>bet you can't do it.
> 
>.brad.21dec10. (Winter Solstice)
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