had been impending
- past perfect progressive of impend.
Example Sentences
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But it took half-an-hour to row from the Wasp to the shore, and before the half of that time had elapsed, the storm which had been impending burst over the island.
From Gascoyne, the Sandal-Wood Trader by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
Their letters had been infrequent during the last six months, for this visit had been impending, having been put off from time to time because the committee had been dilatory and he otherwise engaged.
From Unleavened Bread by Grant, Robert
The insignificance of such a creature in the face of a material disaster as had been impending appalled him.
From Command by McFee, William
But the storm that had been impending the whole afternoon, was just then giving full vent to its fury.
From The Song of Songs by Sudermann, Hermann
But it took half an hour to row from the Wasp to the shore, and before the half of that time had elapsed, the storm which had been impending burst over the island.
From Gascoyne, The Sandal-Wood Trader A Tale of the Pacific by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
