conclude
verb (used with object)
had been concluding
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past perfect progressiveof conclude.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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In the meantime Italy, not content with her acquisitions on the Red Sea, had been concluding treaties with the Somali chiefs on the east coast.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
