had been buttoning
- past perfect progressive of button.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Martin, seeing he was resolved, wisely took off the great coat he had been buttoning on, whilst his son was speaking.
From The Eskdale Herd-boy A Scottish Tale for the Instruction and Amusement of Young People by Blackford, Mrs. (Martha)
