had been liming

• 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 lime.
  lime

  noun

  the small, greenish-yellow, acid fruit of a citrus tree, Citrus aurantifolia, allied to the lemon.

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