had been believing
- past perfect progressive of believe.
Example Sentences
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She believed then in what she had been believing.
From Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein With Two Shorter Stories by Stein, Gertrude
He had been believing in the twists and stretches; he began from that moment to believe in the music touches, far apart though they might come.
From The Other Girls by Whitney, A. D. T. (Adeline Dutton Train)
I had been believing as long as I could remember, but did not seem to grow in the image of God.
From Half a Century by Swisshelm, Jane Grey Cannon
She was one then believing what she had been believing.
From Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein With Two Shorter Stories by Stein, Gertrude
She was believing in all she had been believing.
From Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein With Two Shorter Stories by Stein, Gertrude
