had been changing
- past perfect progressive of change.
Example Sentences
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But he said the situation on the ground had been changing fast based on information from local police forces and neighbouring teams.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
Even before Selvar was spending more time at the farm, the landscape of Bainbridge Island had been changing.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 27, 2022
Although the area had been zoned for industrial purposes, it had been changing, with new restaurants opening up around the corner.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 12, 2021
They found that the emergence of new pathogens tended to happen in places where a dense population had been changing the landscape—by building roads and mines, cutting down forests and intensifying agriculture.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 11, 2020
His biggest claim to helpfulness so far had been changing into a weasel to escape from an underground workshop, and even that had been Leo’s idea.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
