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When asked if he was amazed by what Beckham had been accomplishing without benefit of an off-season or a training camp, he replied: “I don’t think ‘amazed’ is the right word.

From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2014

When the lights went up again, spectators saw the instrument which had been accomplishing these wonders.

From Time Magazine Archive

And this change in the weather had taken place while the captain had been accomplishing one of Jules Verne's dreams.

From Some Naval Yarns by Hall, Mordaunt

While Coligny had been accomplishing his wonderful march round France, La Noue, who had been exchanged for Strozzi, had betaken himself to La Rochelle.

From Saint Bartholomew's Eve A Tale of the Huguenot WarS by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

We hauled up under it one of the hatches, and, sitting around it on blocks, had served up the turtle which had been accomplishing its destiny on board the canoa.

From Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II. by Stephens, John L.