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had been motoring
  • past perfect progressive of motor.

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The voice message case had been motoring along under the radar as various sports and entertainment celebrities sued, and were sometimes paid off, for instances of hacking.

From New York Times • Aug. 14, 2014

She and B. J. had been motoring, and passed "Elizabeth" out by McGruder's Bridge.

From Main Street by Lewis, Sinclair

He had been motoring through, and he had, on seeing the warehouse burning, abandoned his machine for a closer view.

From Love Stories by Rinehart, Mary Roberts

Her lips were pale, and rather dry, as if she had been motoring in a chilly wind.

From The Guests Of Hercules by Bracker, M. Leone

I had been motoring in a listless, solitary fashion about Languedoc.

From The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol by Ball, Alec