had been claiming
- past perfect progressive of claim.
Example Sentences
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Peter Murrell resigned just after his wife left office, after admitting that the party had been claiming to have 100,000 members when membership had plunged to 70,000.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 12, 2023
Which means it’s not exempt from VAT as Subway had been claiming.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 2, 2020
Saudi Arabia made a stark turn in its narrative about what happened to Jamal Khashoggi, finally agreeing with Turkish officials who had been claiming the journalist was killed inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.
From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2018
In 2014, 37% of Jobseekers Allowance claimants in Dundee had been claiming for more than a year, compared to 29% in Glasgow.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2015
Dr. Charles Finlay of Havana had been claiming for some years that the yellow fever was transmitted by means of the mosquito and possibly by other insects also.
From Insects and Diseases A Popular Account of the Way in Which Insects may Spread or Cause some of our Common Diseases by Doane, Rennie Wilbur
