direct
verb (used with object)
to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc..
had been directing
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past perfect progressiveof direct.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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But all along, Rehn said he had been directing customers to deposit their money to accounts controlled by Alameda, and had used FTX's computer code to let Alameda withdraw deposits.
From Reuters ● Oct. 4, 2023
Murray was the movie’s intended lead, and it was also to star Aziz Ansari, who had been directing it and who wrote the script.
From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2022
Mr Raab said that while he was away he had been directing his team and engaging with international partners.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2021
Even Napoleon, who had been directing the battle from the rear, was slightly wounded when a pellet clipped his tail.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 10, 2018
Dr. Cline, the chief of the station, who had been directing all precautionary measures since five o'clock in the morning, went to his home for lunch at half-past three o'clock that historic afternoon.
From The Boy with the U. S. Weather Men by Francis Rolt-Wheeler
