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had been bringing

  • past perfect progressive of bring.

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Adisorn Kamphasorn had been bringing materials down from the sixth floor when he suddenly felt the tremor.

From BBC Mar. 28, 2025

But the Manhattan investigation, in which prosecutors had been bringing witnesses before a grand jury before pausing in mid-January, appeared to be more advanced.

From New York Times Feb. 24, 2022

Before receiving the free glasses from the clinic, one girl had been bringing a magnifying glass to school so she could read her assignments.

From Washington Post Jan. 15, 2022

His division reached out to potential bidders, receiving proposals that they thought would bring in more revenue for the county than SES had been bringing in, Brown said.

From Seattle Times Jul. 18, 2019

And back by the forest edge behind us, across the clearing and near where Ayanna had been bringing up the rear, more fetterlings swarmed out of the trees.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia