open
adjective
not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate.
had been opening
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past perfect progressiveof open.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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Officials in Lee County, which includes Fort Myers and Cape Coral, had been opening up low dams to drain waterways ahead of the storm.
From New York Times ● Sep. 28, 2022
Mr Sharp said the shop had been opening on Sundays on a trial basis since February and added it was possible someone thought it would be closed.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2022
For years, employees had been opening unauthorized checking and deposit accounts.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 20, 2017
Prior to that, studios like Sony and 20th Century Fox had been opening up their back catalogs of movies for archival soundtrack releases, but Paramount wasn’t quite on board yet.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2016
She had been opening the double cupboard and the five drawers which constituted the receptacles of the scullery-larders; she had been spying out the riches and the poverty of the establishment.
From Helen with the High Hand (2nd ed.) by Arnold Bennett
