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had been consolidating

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Two weeks before, the British had captured Bengasi, and for two weeks the Imperial Army of the Nile had been consolidating its conquests.

From Time Magazine Archive

They had been consolidating their forces as well as learning how to use them.

From The Centralia Conspiracy by Chaplin, Ralph

Passing among these business people and driving amid the quick crowds, the Prince had been consolidating the sense of intimate friendship that had sprung up on the previous day.

From Westward with the Prince of Wales by Newton, W. Douglas (Wilfrid Douglas)