had been gardening
- past perfect progressive of garden.
Example Sentences
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“Once folks had to move out of those spaces we saw that there was a high need for folks who had been gardening for decades,” Wilson said.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 21, 2021
The former nurse’s aide had been gardening when she tripped and fell.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 23, 2017
When he complimented her upon her appearance, she told him she had been gardening.
From The Return of the Prodigal by Sinclair, May
She had been gardening with William—they had quite tidied the top terrace—and she had been reading French with Aunt Roberta, but the book was great nonsense.
From Halcyone by Glyn, Elinor
He threw them away, and went on digging as coolly as if he had been gardening.
From Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood by MacDonald, George
