note
noun
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
had been noting
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past perfect progressiveof note.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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Short had been noting how gratifying it felt when the Bowl audience roared its approval when an image from “Only Murders in the Building” showed up during a preshow montage of their comic careers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2022
In the next room, Lucy, listening sleepily to the two voices, had been noting the difference in their quality.
From The Delafield Affair by Florence Finch Kelly
At this moment Corporal Wilson returned with a paper in his hand upon which he had been noting down the assignments of the day.
From Army Boys in France or, From Training Camp to Trenches by Homer Randall
These were impressions which the little grey-garbed conventional figure, some seats removed, had been noting since the striking lady had entered the car.
From At Fault by Kate Chopin
Being slightly deaf, he had heard scarcely anything, and had been noting the number and variety of the performances.
From Whittier-land A Handbook of North Essex, Containing Many Anecdotes of and Poems by John Greenleaf Whittier Never Before Collected. by Samuel T. (Samuel Thomas) Pickard
