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Until the end of post-production last summer, Sorkin, it transpires, was totally unaware the film's composer Daniel Pemberton had been scheming with Celeste behind his back... in the best possible way.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2021

A much wealthier and better-connected group had been scheming for portions of the Rancho San Antonio well before the Parsons arrived.

From Slate • Feb. 9, 2015

Nov. 17 marks two months since the occupation at Zuccotti Park began and Occupy Wall Street, alongside allied organizations, including unions, had been scheming actions weeks in advance.

From Time • Nov. 17, 2011

Since last January's elections, one of Mikolajczyk's erstwhile followers had been scheming to take the Polish Peasant Party into the Government bloc.

From Time Magazine Archive

“I should not wonder if you had been scheming, too.”

From Phoebe, Junior by Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret)