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All afternoon, Harvey had been polishing another gem, having allowed only one run to the , and he was warming up to pitch before the start of the eighth inning.

From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2013

He dropped the glass he had been polishing.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

Patty emerged from the bath towel with which she had been polishing her face.

From Just Patty by Relyea, C. M. (Charles Mark)

The jigger which he had been polishing lay on a chair close by.

From The Clicking of Cuthbert by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)

"Mornin'," he nodded, and looking into his driver's eyes, dropped the handful of dirty lint with which he had been polishing.

From Noughts and Crosses Stories, Studies and Sketches by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir