I can't leave the scene because there's been an accident and the police are asking questions.

Before the night raid, the messenger had been on the scout to map out the enemy camp.

By the time the war ended, most of the town's children had been born into hardship.

We had been on the lookout for the missing cat since Tuesday.

Thanks for coming out tonight — it's been a slice sharing stories and laughter with you all.

After the layoffs, she has been a one person department handling everything.

If I had been a man, people would have taken my opinions more seriously.

I wish you had been along when we visited the old bookstore; you would have loved it.

She had been like a lighthouse during those stormy months.

If it had not been for Maya's quick thinking, the small fire in the kitchen would have spread to the whole house.