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She said if Mr Cook didn't understand that the Post Office had been bringing prosecutions "he shouldn't have had the position he was in".

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2024

Before receiving the free glasses from the clinic, one girl had been bringing a magnifying glass to school so she could read her assignments.

From Washington Post • Jan. 15, 2022

According to his co-workers, water deliveries had stopped in his neighborhood after the collapse of the government and Mr. Ahmadi had been bringing home water from the office.

From New York Times • Sep. 10, 2021

But she’s now looking toward the light, not the darkness that had been bringing her down.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2021

He took off his street clothes as Al tried to find a better station on the little radio he had been bringing to the gym since Billy knew him.

From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers