Sentence examples for had been sweeping from inspiring English sources

They had been sweeping dust from the road with brushes made from twigs.

The lab found Zika – a virus new to Latin America, which had been sweeping through the north-east region.

Mr. Przygocki, who said he had been sweeping and repairing chimneys since 1983, then inspected the chimney from the same points as I did.

There was talk that at last the Republican tide that had been sweeping across most of the South, but especially South Carolina, had peaked.

I'm lucky I didn't kill someone that morning, specifically the building porter who had been sweeping below the window a minute before the thing fell two stories.

In a statement made at the behest of French regulators, Novartis confirmed speculation about its interest that had been sweeping trading floors across Europe.

Still, his effect on the marathon has been sweeping.

Though televisions in children's rooms may seem commonplace, their takeover has been sweeping.

Post fever has been sweeping the city ever since its price was slashed in half last week.

The switches defy the youth movement that has been sweeping boardrooms.

What is clear is that the poachers have been sweeping in on horseback from Chad or Sudan.