had been jutting

• past perfect progressive

  past perfect progressive

  Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.

  of jut.
  jut

  verb (used without object)

  to extend beyond the main body or line; project; protrude (often followed byout ).

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