accord
verb (used without object)
to be in agreement or harmony; agree.
had been according
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past perfect progressiveof accord.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Four in every 100 girls aged 12-17 were either married or in a voluntary conjugal union, or had been, according to a 2020 census.
From Reuters ● Sep. 9, 2023
Likewise, a rising share of businesses say their last loan was harder to get than previous attempts had been, according to the National Federation of Independent Business’s recent survey of small businesses.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 14, 2023
Gattis even specified that the signal had been, according to his recollection, a “back door cutter slider.”
From Washington Times ● Apr. 11, 2023
He had been, according to the Times, “fielding calls from executives in recent days about the wisdom of attending” and “had been urging everyone to focus on the facts and evidence.”
From Slate ● Oct. 18, 2018
She had been, according to Corbeck's statement, born of a dead mother during the time that her father and his friend were in a trance in the tomb at Aswan.
From The Jewel of Seven Stars by Bram Stoker
