erect
adjective
upright in position or posture.
had been erecting
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past perfect progressiveof erect.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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Two days ago a letter came from the viceroy; or, as we generally call him, the nabob, to Mr. Drake, ordering him instantly to demolish all the fortifications which he understood he had been erecting.
From With Clive in India Or, The Beginnings of an Empire by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
The last stroke of the last hammer, where scouts had been erecting a rustic platform outside the pavilion, had echoed from the neighboring hills.
From Tom Slade on Mystery Trail by Owen, R. Emmett (Robert Emmett)
The temporary stables which the village carpenters had been erecting close to the ordinary ones were rapidly filling.
From Adrien Leroy by Garvice, Charles
"All ready now!" he proclaimed, kneeling by the pyramid of leaves, twigs, and sticks he had been erecting.
From The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life by Lewis, Sinclair
