had been formulating
- past perfect progressive of formulate.
Example Sentences
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But years before the sale, the family had been formulating a plan for its wealth that focused on family values but also held the members accountable.
From New York Times ● Aug. 9, 2019
The prolific novelist and essayist had been formulating his thoughts on the bomb since the end of the war.
From Nature ● May 29, 2018
Last week President Harriman cheerfully admitted that the Chamber had been formulating plans for regulating industry and agriculture as far back as 1931.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was an opportune time to inaugurate a new order of things which all day she had been formulating.
From The Song of the Wolf by Mayer, Frank
Ever since she had been able to leave her bed Elinor had been formulating a plan of escape.
From A Poor Wise Man by Rinehart, Mary Roberts
