Sentence examples for had been queueing since from inspiring English sources
I came here at 6am but managed to sneak forward to meet my friend, who had been queueing since 1am.
"When you're walking in and everyone's roaring and cheering and high-fiving you and it's manic, it's a bit much," said Mike Lehnert, 35, who had been queueing since 7pm on Thursday and was ninth in line.
That was just after the gates opened at this year's Glastonbury festival, 55 minutes early at 7.05am, letting in the first arrivals, who had been queueing since the early hours, and in the case of the people at the front, overnight.
Lynda Reid had been queuing since 5 30am before being knocked back.
Polling stations were due to open at 7am but delays of at least an hour in some cases angered voters who had been queuing since dawn.
"We are very disappointed that they cut the queue, but otherwise we are ok with it," one woman, who had been queuing since the early morning, told Reuters.
Another man said he had been queuing since before daybreak and was worried that fuel attendants might not let him fill all three jerrycans he brought along.
The event kicked off with the Band of the Scots Guards performing for a huge crowd, many of whom had been queuing since the early hours of the day.
We heard that most people in downtown had been queuing since 4 30 AM.
I met up with friends, went out for dinner, had a slow walk, a few cups of tea, then I've been queueing since half past three this morning.
