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For weeks he had been striding angrily around the White House, frustrated over his inability to free the 50 American hostages in Tehran and outraged over the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

From Time Magazine Archive

Uncle Joseph, who had been striding about the room during this narration, suddenly halted and faced his nephew.

From A Knight on Wheels by Hay, Ian

P�p had been striding up and down the kitchen, while the women, with tearful eyes and cringing air, shrank away from his gaze.

From The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan by Douglas, Frances

As she spoke, the girl had been striding about the spot.

From On Guard Mark Mallory's Celebration by Sinclair, Upton

Then he made an effort to get his legs together on one angle; but the distance he had been striding was too great, and he couldn’t recover himself, but swung away by his hands.

From Adventures of Working Men From the Notebook of a Working Surgeon by Fenn, George Manville