had been bugging
- past perfect progressive of bug.
Example Sentences
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“They had been bugging me about what I was going to do and when I was going to do it. They really had been giving me a hard time,” he recalled.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 16, 2022
Eaton said you’d "definitely" see him at the 2024 Paris Olympics but hoped to heal an ankle issue that had been bugging him for a few months and spend time with his family.
From Fox News ● Jul. 29, 2021
My GP had been bugging me to take statins as my cholesterol was around 215/225.
From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2017
The German government earlier said it was keen to speak directly to Mr Snowden about US surveillance activities, after it was revealed the NSA had been bugging Mrs Merkel's mobile phone for years.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2013
He drove Liyana, Rafik, Khaled, and Nadine on the descending road through sand dunes toward Jericho because Rafik had been bugging him so much.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
