- past perfect progressive of express.
Example Sentences
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Lara Crisp, editor of the grandparents' social networking website Gransnet, said users of the site had been expressing concerns about how the changes will work.
From BBC • May 29, 2020
Ms. Osberg had been expressing her worries about Valeant at board meetings for over a year, and she grew so concerned that she insisted the discussions be reflected in the minutes.
From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2015
Even before the latest revelations, top Democrats had been expressing concern.
From The Guardian • Jun. 8, 2013
Legislative leaders rarely schedule a vote on a major bill without being assured of the outcome, and the House’s top Republicans had been expressing confidence the spending bill would pass.
From BusinessWeek • Sep. 22, 2011
As soon as he had applied the ointment he found that he understood the conversation of his little neighbours as clearly as though they had been expressing themselves in the purest Arabic.
From Tales of the Caliph by Crellin, H. N.
