Example Sentences

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Ms Green said, since its creation, people had been contacting the group to ask where they could see the topper and stopping by to take photos.

From BBC • May 7, 2025

Asked by The Times on Wednesday if he had been contacting his colleagues about the prospect of being suspended, Ridley-Thomas replied “yes,” through a spokeswoman.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2021

The Senate Judiciary Committee had been contacting me.

From Washington Post • Nov. 21, 2017

Goldman was not formally hired for the stock sale, but it had been contacting investors for pre-I.P.O. fund-raising.

From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2017

Jake Via of the investigations bureau, had been contacting organizers and scanning social media to figure out how many demonstrators were headed their way and whether they would be armed.

From Salon • Aug. 23, 2017