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had been depending
  • past perfect progressive of depend.

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After almost a year, Hickman stopped sending the quotes, but Williams texted to keep them coming because he had been depending on those words.

From Washington Post • Jul. 5, 2021

He had been depending on a British high court judge – "his lordship" as he chose to put it – to give him the justice he sought.

From The Guardian • Jun. 26, 2012

In May this year M&B told investors it had ditched its long-standing auditors Ernst & Young, upon whom shareholders large and small had been depending to ensure a true and fair set of accounts.

From The Guardian • Jul. 17, 2011

That made her cry, because she had been depending on me.

From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer

That made her cry, because she had been depending on me.

From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer