bicycle
noun
a vehicle with two wheels in tandem, usually propelled by pedals connected to the rear wheel by a chain, and having handlebars for steering and a saddlelike seat.
had been bicycling
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past perfect progressiveof bicycle.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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Before going to Prokick, he had been bicycling to sports fields early in the morning so the rest of Castleisland, a small town with a population 2,500 in County Kerry, wouldn’t see him punting.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 26, 2020
She had been bicycling through the air, ice cream in her hand and a book floating in front of her face.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
On returning from Dunwich—it was there that he had been bicycling with Mr. Warren—H. J. heard that Lamb House, which he had seen and admired at Rye the year before, was unexpectedly vacant.
From The Letters of Henry James (volume I) by Henry James
We had been bicycling for six weeks with no more luggage than a rucksack could hold.
From Mince Pie by Christopher Morley
As I marched as a cadet over Ashridge Park I remembered that a year ago I had been bicycling down to the football field for a punt about on Upper.
From The Loom of Youth by Alec Waugh
