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Before that, in 2014, the council ordered Grant to leave his city hall office because he had been yelling at employees.

From Washington Post • Oct. 8, 2021

OK, I had been yelling at the watch a bit more than usual, but honestly, is there no place one is safe from Slack?

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2021

“I had gone up to visit my mom and my grandmother, and it was one of those times my mom had been yelling at me about taking too long to get engaged,” he said.

From New York Times • May 15, 2020

The fan from Boston who had been yelling praise of Tom Brady fell silent.

From The Guardian • Mar. 26, 2018

Gene Ater had been yelling so hard he had already driven away a couple of fans sitting in front of him.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger