Sentence examples for had been soaking from inspiring English sources

He wore three layers of fire-protective Nomex long underwear, which had been soaking in a cooler.

Her feet were pruning; they had been soaking for hours in a puddle at the bottom of the dinghy.

To treat what seems to have been dermatitis herpetiformis, he had been soaking his skin while answering the mail using an over-the-tub writing tray.

I guessed there must be a hole in the roof and the dress had been soaking up the rain for a long time.

The therapist placed smooth lava stones, which had been soaking in warm water, along key points of her back, legs, chest and hips, then massaged her as the stones were removed.

We're told that the four of them radiate "an air of repletion, as if they had been soaking in pleasure all their lives and now gave it out in the form of invisible waves of contentment".

It was made of goatskin that had been soaked in lime and scraped to remove hair.

Even those who had been soaked by the trombonist couldn't help smiling.

His phone had been soaked, so he borrowed one to call his wife.

Even before the levee broke on Thursday, the land had been soaked by seeping groundwater.

Some of the reporters and politicians making their way to City Hall on Friday had been soaked.