had been expectorating
- past perfect progressive of expectorate.
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On inquiry, it was found that, for some weeks, he had been expectorating blood—he had nocturnal perspirations, hectic flushes, and almost incessant cough.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 5 by Various
