Sentence examples for had been pleading from inspiring English sources
He had been pleading with authorities to let the pet into the All England Club grounds, earning Pierre the nickname "Wimbledog" in the tabloids.
Ms. Najaf, the migration official, said she had been pleading with government ministers to create an emergency plan to rebuild homes and tackle recent property disputes.
The alleged conversation took place at a meeting at Bombay Brasserie in London on 18 August last year where Majeed had been pleading his players' poverty.
Since her pregnancy has become known, she had been pleading with Australian authorities for weeks to be brought to Australia to terminate the pregnancy.
Over the last several weeks, Mr. Malmsten and Ms. Leander, who together own about 40percentt of the company, had been pleading with investors to ante up more.
For two years, New York had been pleading with Washington for help in resolving its financial woes, and President Ford had been anything but sympathetic.
Four of those had been plead to lesser infractions.
Serbia's president, Boris Tadic, has been pleading with Kosovo Serb mayors to open the roads.
In the same way, foreign-policy pundits have been pleading for something they call "world order".
