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All this while a hand had been plucking at Joscelyn’s skirt, but Tarleton had kept his side face to her so that any action was impossible.

From Joscelyn Cheshire A Story of Revolutionary Days in the Carolinas by Kennedy, Sara Beaumont

Goodness," yawned the maid who had been plucking the black hen; "I wonder what made me drop off to sleep like that?

From The Sleeping Beauty by Rackham, Arthur

Already strong hands had been plucking me back from the ship’s side; and now a thunder-bolt seemed to strike me; I saw a great flash of fire, and fell senseless.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 10 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

He was at this juncture greatly enraged with some of his soldiers who had been plucking green apples.

From Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War by Townsend, George Alfred

Molly, who had been plucking and twisting all this while the twig between her fingers, suddenly cast it on the ground and hobbled away.

From Hetty Wesley by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir