had been instructing
- past perfect progressive of instruct.
Example Sentences
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Scott Kendall, an attorney for the parents and teachers who brought the case, said some private schools had been instructing families on using correspondence allotments to cover tuition costs.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 13, 2024
He had been instructing school pupils at Sheigra near Sandwood Bay.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2023
Mr. Baldwin said in the interview that Ms. Hutchins had been instructing him on where to point the gun when it discharged.
From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2022
An Italian military mission, which had been instructing the Ecuadorian Army for 15 years, was sent home after Italy entered the war last summer.
From Time Magazine Archive
All my life those instincts had been instructing me in this single doctrine—that the odds are better if you rely only on yourself.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
