If you google "had been drinking" you get millions of hits.

Craig


> John had been chopping firewood before I got there.
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> tjr
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> On Tuesday 12/21/2010 at 10:01 am, Brad Johnston   wrote:
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>> Bruce Despain wrote: It is easy to make up such examples.
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>> OK, show us one.
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>> ~~~~~
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>> 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.
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>> .brad.21dec10. (Winter Solstice)
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