had been concerting
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past perfect progressiveof concert.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
concertnouna public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate.
Example Sentences
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Before the cannon ball fell, neophyte and affinity had been concerting plans for removing the tub from a benighted neighbourhood to some more congenial sphere.
From The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France by Wingfield, Lewis