Example Sentences

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His eyes were watering, he said, and it was true he had been sneezing all day.

From The Verge • Aug. 2, 2015

Peter had been sneezing for several decades before he started counting them.

From The Guardian • Aug. 30, 2014

Because she had been sneezing every few minutes since Oct.

From Time Magazine Archive

He had been sneezing every few minutes for the past hour, and his eyes were running like twin rivers.

From Polly's Business Venture by Roy, Lillian Elizabeth

Aunt Nancy, who had been sneezing furiously at her own impotence, now found her speech again.

From Old Lady Number 31 by Forsslund, Louise