had been interrogating
- past perfect progressive of interrogate.
Example Sentences
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I had not seen Mr. Jamieson since morning, but I knew he had been interrogating the servants.
From The Circular Staircase by Rinehart, Mary Roberts
Just inside the second door were Brisley and Gunn, both palpably ill at ease, and glancing at Inspector Whiteleaf, who had been interrogating them.
From Dope by Rohmer, Sax
“I am afraid it’s a very bad business, Mr Forster,” replied the surgeon to Newton, who had been interrogating him relative to the injury received by Mr Spinney.
From Newton Forster The Merchant Service by Marryat, Frederick
It may be inferred from an allusion by him in a letter that some of the Lords who had been interrogating him allowed their indignation at his apparent calumnies against Ralegh to be perceptible.
From Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography by Stebbing, W. (William)
As he ceased to speak, I knew that Watson had been interrogating him, and that he was referring to the man we sought.
From Aladdin & Co. A Romance of Yankee Magic by Quick, Herbert
