had been mapping
- past perfect progressive of map.
Example Sentences
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Gates and Vulcan brought in Asner because of his work with the Global Airborne Observatory that had been mapping reefs in Hawaii at the time.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2021
Johnson, who had been mapping the KT layer in Hell Creek, said that his research indicated that Tanis was at least forty-five feet below the KT boundary and perhaps a hundred thousand years older.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 29, 2019
On the other hand, the Niccola had been mapping, which was bound to attract attention.
From The Aliens by Dongen, H. R. van
He had been mapping out a plot for "Daughters of the Rich."
From Edgar Saltus: The Man by Saltus, Marie
The future looked less roseate with the knowledge that she would be unhappy in the life that he had been mapping for them.
From The Monster Men by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
