Match the beginning and the endings of the sentences. 1. i had been working hard for months 2. i had been speaking for several minutes 3. i was out of breath 4. we had been standing at the bus stop a long time 5. the visitors had been sightseeing for an hour a. because i had been running all the way. b. when i became ill. c. when the accident happened. d. by then e. before i was stopped.