had been fixing
- past perfect progressive of fix.
Example Sentences
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Marks told Barron’s in 2021 that he owns a Danish-built sloop named Linnea that he had been fixing up for years, and sailed it in the Chesapeake Bay.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2025
He pointed out the charred cars he had been fixing up to sell.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2024
O’Brien, an art teacher for the local school, had been fixing up her parents’ home with hopes of turning it into a vacation rental.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 19, 2022
Then Brostoff met Isser, who had been fixing up friends informally, using a spreadsheet, and the two teamed up to create a dating paradise for lefties.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 7, 2019
They passed the side of the house, and the garage, above which Mr. Hardy had been fixing up a spare room.
From "The Missing Mitt (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #2)" by Franklin W. Dixon
