Example Sentences

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He had had some problems making repayments in the past, but for the past few months had been repaying more than his minimum payment on time.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2013

To judge from the last accents of Akulina's voice she had been repaying Johann Schmidt with compound interest, now that the right was on her side, for the manner in which he had attacked her.

From A Cigarette-Maker's Romance by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)