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One evening after they had been quarrelling more violently than usual I found her crying.

From The Teeth of the Tiger by Leblanc, Maurice

"Well, you're not two-faced anyway," said one man who had been quarrelling with another: "I'll say that for you."

From Ever Heard This? Over Three Hundred Good Stories by Chambers, F. W.

She was smiling, and the children were laughing, though there were traces of tears on their cheeks; for they had been quarrelling when Melody found them in the fields and brought them away.

From Melody : the Story of a Child by Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe

The Dulbahantas had been quarrelling amongst themselves for the last thirteen years, and were now determined to settle the dispute by a battle.

From First Footsteps in East Africa by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

"Did Van Sneck happen by any chance to tell you what he and Mr. Henson had been quarrelling about?"

From The Crimson Blind by White, Fred M. (Fred Merrick)