convey
verb (used with object)
had been conveying
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past perfect progressiveof convey.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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The AP’s story about the foiled plot was at odds with the calming message the White House had been conveying on the eve of the first anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden.
From Washington Post ● May 15, 2013
We learnt that these were two robbers whom the gendarmes had been conveying to Turin, when a rescue was attempted.
From The Letter-Bag of Lady Elizabeth Spencer-Stanhope — Volume 1 by A. M. W. Stirling
The pseudo palki-bearers next informed the listeners that they were the servants of a very wealthy man and had been conveying his daughter to her parents-in-law’s house.
From Bengal Dacoits and Tigers by Sunity Devee
He said he had been conveying a hound to a gentleman who lived in Leith, and that he had been detained beyond his usual time.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 14 by Various
Elsie's eyes had been conveying favorable impressions to her reluctant mind throughout the walk.
From Taken Alive by Edward Payson Roe
