had been leaning
Houses were crashing down, the wall I had been leaning on partially caved in, trapping some students. | Las casas estaban cayéndose con estruendo, la pared donde me había recargado se derrumbó parcialmente y dejó atrapados a unos estudiantes. |
When he stood up, all discovered on the tree on which he had been leaning, the imprint from his body. | Cuando se levantó, todos descubrieron que el árbol al que se había apoyado había tomado una nueva forma. |
Perhaps we had been leaning too heavily on reason that last mile and we did not like to lose our support. | Tal vez nos aferrábamos demasiado a la razón; en esta última etapa de nuestro viaje no queríamos perder nuestro sostén. |
PDP lawmakers, previous to Acevedo Vilá's statements, had been leaning towards the imposition of a sales tax, or the variant value-added tax. | Los legisladores del PPD, antes de las declaraciones de Acevedo Vilá, se habían inclinado por la imposición de un impuesto sobre las ventas, o la variante del impuesto sobre el valor añadido. |
Sherlock Holmes had been leaning back in his chair with his eyes closed and his head sunk in a cushion, but he half opened his lids now and glanced across at his visitor. | Sherlock Holmes había permanecido recostado en su butaca con los ojos cerrados y la cabeza apoyada en un cojín, pero al oír esto entreabrió los párpados y miró de frente a su interlocutora. |
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