Was helping

her to put the flowers in order. (Voynich) 32. He

Had

s

At

ruminating about the matter for some time, when the voice of Roker demanded whether he might come in. (Dickens) 33. He seemed to be quietly and carefully deciding what he

Was going

to say. (Murdoch) 34. There was no doubt that their arrival

Had transformed

the factory for her. Rosa

Had been working

in the factory for about two years. Before that she

Had been

a journalist. (Murdoch) 35. After dinner Ruby came and sat with us in the lounge. She remained even after the dancing

Had started

. We

Had arranged

to play bridge later, but we

Were waiting

for Mark... and also for Josie. She

Was going

to make a fourth with us. (Christie) 36. She

Used to

sit with him and his family a lot. He

Used to

take her for drives sometimes. (Christie) 37. George made no answer, and we found... that he

Had been

asleep for some time. (Jerome K. Jerome) 38. She talked and laughed and positively forgot until

He had come

in... that Pearl Fulton

Had not turned up.

(Mansfield) 39. Some years ago, when I was the Editor of a Correspondence Column, I

Used to

receive heartbroken letters from young men asking for advice and sympathy. (Leacock) 40. 1 took the sculls. I

Had not been pulling

for more than a minute or so, when George noticed something black floating on the water. (Jerome K. Jerome) 41. The voice

Had

no sooner

Ceased

than the room was shaken with such violence that the windows rattled in their frames. (Dickens) 42. The figure

Had

suddenly

Retreated

from the gate, and

Was running

back hastily to the mill. (Ch. Bronte) 43. As he was in dinner dress, Fanny asked where he

Bad been dining

. (Dickens)