had been biting
- past perfect progressive of bite.
Example Sentences
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A few of these mosquitoes had blood in their abdomen from a recent meal, which allowed researchers to identify which animals the mosquitoes had been biting.
From Slate ● Dec. 27, 2012
Well, that was more satisfactory; it showed they had been biting, and, after all, this was just about the beginning of the right place.
From Old Man Savarin and Other Stories by Thomson, Edward William
And, surely enough, while the children watched, Toby gave his tail a flicker and a twist, and the fly, which had been biting him, flew away.
From Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue and Their Shetland Pony by Hope, Laura Lee
Did it look as if he had been biting the soil?”
From Cleek of Scotland Yard Detective Stories by Hanshew, Thomas W.
At one-thirty, I turned to Stein, who had been biting his nails for an hour.
From Cue for Quiet by Sherred, Thomas L.
