had been

The students were questioned on the books they had been studying.

学生被问到有关他们所学课本内容的问题。

The electricity supply had been cut off.

电力供应被切断了。

The course had been geared towards the specific needs of its members.

课程已作调整，以满足学员的特别需要。

It had been a long day and the children were beginning to flag.

这一天真漫长，孩子们都累得打起蔫来。

Particles of glass had been introduced into the baby food.

这种婴儿食品中被掺进了玻璃碎屑。

It was the third day running that the train had been late.

列车已经连续三天晚点了。

He now realized that it had been a bad decision on his part.

他现在意识到是他作了一个不恰当的决定。

It had been a success far beyond their expectations.

成功之大远远超过他们的预期。

Part of the path had been washed away by the sea.

部分小路已被海浪冲坏。

They had been forced to scrap plans for a new school building.

他们已被迫撤销了建筑新校舍的计划。

He had been with the company since its creation in 1989.

他从1989年公司成立以来，就一直在那里工作。

They had been working for 16 hours straight.

他们已经一连工作了16个小时。

At that time they had been courting for several years.

当时他们已经谈了好几年的恋爱了。

At that time I had been job-hunting for six months.

那时我找工作已经找了六个月了。

She had been a beauty in her day.

她年轻时是个美人。

The two rooms had been knocked into one.

那两间屋子打通了，成为一间屋。

She had been out of work for a year.

她已经失业一年了。

The new houses were more sanitary than the old ones had been.

新房子比老房子卫生。

I had been out since I was 17.

我从17岁起就公开我是同性恋。

It had been fine the week before.

前一个星期天气很好。

The money had been earmarked for spending on new school buildings.

这笔款项已指定用于新校舍建设。

It was revealed that important evidence had been suppressed.

据透露，重要的证据被隐瞒了。

He had been dogged by bad health all his life.

他一生多病，备受折磨。

He was filled with anger at the way he had been treated.

他因遭受如此待遇而怒火满腔。

It was reported that several people had been arrested.

据报道已有数人被捕。

He could see she had been crying.

他看得出她哭过。

My name had been taken off the list.

我的名字从名单上画掉了。

The house had been thrown open to the public.

这所宅院已向公众开放。

Many of them had been initiated into drug use at an early age.

他们中有很多人在早年就被教会了吸毒。

He had been abroad many times.

他曾多次出国。