Sentence examples for had been sounding from inspiring English sources
For several weeks he had been sounding out political friends on his move.
He nodded toward the broken window, beyond which explosions and sniper fire had been sounding.
UKFI had been sounding out shareholders about Lloyds and its management team after a series of shock profit warnings caused by multiplying losses at HBOS.
The United Nations, the State Department, Human Rights Watch, Pakistani human-rights groups — all had been sounding the alarm about the plight of Ahmadi Muslims for years before May 28.
Even before the bank's latest crisis emerged, the International Monetary Fund had been sounding the alarm about the significance of Deutsche Bank on the world stage, saying it "appears to be the most important net contributor to systemic risks".
That September he took the job permanently, and it soon became apparent that the Met chorus, which had been sounding a bit ragged and inconsistent, had improved beyond all recognition.
