It had been a long trip from the south back to their homes in the north.

VOA: special.2009.12.12

It had been a long concert. Yet the crowd kept calling for more.

VOA: special.2009.01.25

It was a long time since Missus Sommers had been fitted with gloves.

VOA: special.2009.09.05

It was very long and when it was new it had been gray.

VOA: special.2010.06.12

"We had been training long and hard for the mission, and we knew the baby was coming so it was easy to go on and do my tasks,"

VOA: standard.2009.11.30