Sentence examples for had been functioning from inspiring English sources

Three hospitals that had been functioning on our last visit had been destroyed by airstrikes.

It turned out that the country telegraph had been functioning all along: Muratov's presence was known for villages around.

The authorities said the gang had been functioning since 1990 and had illegally cut nearly $400 million worth of timber.

"We understand the global crisis that followed Sept. 11, but our airport had been functioning since 1957".

Even so, Lippi's team had shown that the host nation's footballers had been functioning gloriously beyond their true level.

The family did not release the cause of death, but Dr. Macchiarini said that the implant had been functioning well.

But the government has been functioning more or less as it always has, she said.

It was started in 1929 & has been functioning every day since.

Offshore wind turbines have been functioning reliably in European waters since 1991.

"The world as it has been functioning is kind of crumbling," he said.

In Nassau, the County Medical Center has been functioning unofficially as a safe haven for nearly eight months.