FORM/USE: BACKGROUND INFORMATION WITH TIME CONJUNCTION
EGP #759 | B2 | PAST / past perfect continuous Can use the past perfect continuous after a time conjunction to give background information. Lexical range: N/A
在海滩晒了一整天太阳后，我们每天晚上都去一家舒适的小餐馆享用美食和红酒。
___After we ___had ___been ___sunbathing at the beach all day long, we went to a cozy little restaurant every evening for good food and wine.
在寒风中站了将近一个小时后，他终于决定打车回家。
___After he ___had ___been ___standing in the cold wind for nearly an hour, he finally decided to take a taxi home.
在办公室里连续工作了十二个小时后，她终于关上电脑回家了。
___After she ___had ___been ___working for twelve hours straight at the office, she finally turned off her computer and went home.
在诊室外面等了将近四个小时后，护士终于叫他们进去了。
___After they ___had ___been ___waiting outside the consulting room for nearly four hours, the nurse finally called them in.
我们在旧文件堆里翻了快三个小时，这时她终于在抽屉底层找到了那份合同。
___When we ___had ___been ___searching through the old files for nearly three hours, she finally found the contract at the bottom of the drawer.