had been cogitating
- past perfect progressive of cogitate.
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And he began to work in earnest on the manuscript for “City of Quartz,” which brought together ideas he had been cogitating on for years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2022
The Captain had a plan of his own, that he had been cogitating over for some time.
From The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 3 by Maupassant, Guy de
I had been cogitating for some days upon a new idea.
From Caesar's Column by Donnelly, Ignatius
During the afternoon of the previous day the General, who was a great theorist, had been cogitating some scheme which he only communicated to Colonel Stewart, and to one or two others.
From South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6) From the Foundation of Cape Colony to the Boer Ultimatum of 9th Oct. 1899 by Creswicke, Louis
I had been cogitating several ideas since I had visited Gottlieb, and the one that appealed to me the most was that of procuring of business for other lawyers upon a percentage basis.
From The Confessions of Artemas Quibble by Train, Arthur Cheney
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