bind
verb (used with object)
to fasten or secure with a band or bond.
had been binding
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past perfect progressiveof bind.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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The former presidents, saying that the vote to impeach Mr. Min had been binding, called for new elections, and Mrs. Kim announced her candidacy.
From New York Times ● May 25, 2015
By the time he got to Penn, he had been binding his breasts for more than two years and had developed back pain.
From New York Times ● Jan. 9, 2013
He had been binding some linen about Arthur's shoulder, and he looked up and spoke to her in a less gentle tone.
From Fort Lafayette or, Love and Secession by Wood, Benjamin
So, while John had lain senseless, fate had been binding him with cords—cords of guilt and cords of gratitude—and twining them inextricably.
From Fort Amity by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
From within he heard a sound like a low moan; but he knew it was a sigh of relief loosening tight nerve cords that had been binding his wife's heart in suspense.
From The Roof Tree by Conrey, Lee F.
