oblige
verb (used with object)
to require or constrain, as by law, command, conscience, or force of necessity.
had been obliging
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past perfect progressiveof oblige.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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If the couple had been obliging enough to raise their voices, it is probable that the knowledge sought by the eavesdropper would have soon been at his command.
From Two Boys in Wyoming A Tale of Adventure (Northwest Series, No. 3) by Edward Sylvester Ellis
"It was," said Tartlet, "as if the sky had been obliging enough to send it down to them on a lightning flash."
From Godfrey Morgan A Californian Mystery by Jules Verne
Mrs. Hading gracefully surrendered herself to the arms of a great man who had been obliging enough to drop in accidentally by the evening train from Buluwayo, and, floating down the room, opened the ball.
From Blue Aloes Stories of South Africa by Cynthia Stockley
Where this one was concerned, he hinted at something sinister, and asked pointed questions about the pistols that d'Ecquevillez had been obliging enough to furnish.
From The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert by Horace Wyndham
The manager had been obliging, had looked up the message and copied it with his own hand.
From Murder at Bridge by Anne Austin
