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In Lawler's eyes was still that intense light that had been in them when he had been watching Shorty as the latter had been relating what had happened during the night and the morning.

From The Trail Horde by Seltzer, Charles Alden

He had been relating a thrilling adventure with a man-eating tiger.

From Weighed and Wanting by MacDonald, George

"I didn't realize how much this Boy Scout affair was going to do for you," observed the captain that night at the supper table, when Jerry and Fred had been relating their new accomplishments.

From The Boy Scouts of the Air in Indian Land by Stuart, Gordon

“Oh hang it,” he exclaimed—in no logical connection with what he had been relating to me. 

From Chance A Tale in Two Parts by Conrad, Joseph

I had been relating a somewhat curious experience of my own. 

From Novel Notes by Jerome, Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka)