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had been doodling

  • past perfect progressive of doodle.

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When he was interviewed one day last week, he had been doodling "June, 1946."

From Time Magazine Archive

I had been doodling on a sheet of paper, stick figures, and “Father Amadi” written over and over again.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie