had been manifesting
- past perfect progressive of manifest.
Example Sentences
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“BoMac” told me before the brawl that the fight had been manifesting in their camp for a long time, and that they were ravenous to prove they were the best in the boxing world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2023
I have mentioned in the text that I had some recent experience of a case where a "polter-geist" or mischievous spirit had been manifesting.
From The New Revelation by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
The elderly clerk had been manifesting a strong desire to get in a word, and he now rapped his senior employer's elbow.
From The Middle of Things by Fletcher, J. S. (Joseph Smith)
During those golden autumn months, the spirit of chivalry had been manifesting itself in other parts of Forest Glen beside the schoolroom.
From 'Lizbeth of the Dale by MacGregor, Mary Esther Miller
Whilst Theodore had been telling this tale, Ottmar had been manifesting his impatience nay, his lively repugnance in various ways.
From The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. by Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor Wilhelm
