Example Sentences

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The source said Kim pulled a tendon after joining a military drill he had been inspecting.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2014

The US coast guard said the remains were found by divers hired by Houston-based Black Elk Energy, the company that had been inspecting the platform.

From The Guardian • Nov. 18, 2012

Weller had been inspecting the site’s injection wells, which were used to enhance the recovery of oil, for the better part of a decade, certifying them as safe. 

From Salon • Sep. 22, 2012

Weller had been inspecting the site's injection wells, which were used to enhance the recovery of oil, for the better part of a decade, certifying them as safe. 

From Scientific American • Sep. 20, 2012

She stood about three feet away from the bed with as much ease as if she had been inspecting a sleeping cobra.

From The Outcaste by Penny, F. E.