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had been imagining
  • past perfect progressive of imagine.

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We ended that evening with our first kiss, something I had been imagining since that first concert.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2024

It’s been a “long time coming, a moment I had been imagining so intensely for so long. Surpasses everything I had imagined.”

From Washington Times • Nov. 16, 2021

“I had been imagining opening up a museum in an unexpected location,” Mr. Kalman said.

From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2019

Michael Kim had been imagining what a breakthrough win on the PGA Tour would look like for a while now.

From Golf Digest • Jul. 15, 2018

For the past half-hour, Jessie had been imagining walking in the door and facing Evan.

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies