land
noun
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands.
had been landing
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past perfect progressiveof land.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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The TUI flight from Corfu had been landing on 20 October last year, when it began to veer left off the runway.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2024
"Projectiles had been landing in a certain area -- things like rocks and bottles," he said.
From Fox News ● Jun. 8, 2020
The pilot had been landing the Mooney M20R and crashed into the woods a mile south of the runway, said Jim Peters, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 28, 2019
Again and again, Walton told him it had been landing.
From Time Magazine Archive
I had imagined a scene of tumult and bustle on the spot where troops in thousands had been landing continuously for so long.
From In the Ranks of the C.I.V. by Erskine Childers
