had been polishing
- past perfect progressive of polish.
Example Sentences
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All afternoon, Harvey had been polishing another gem, having allowed only one run to the , and he was warming up to pitch before the start of the eighth inning.
From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2013
He dropped the glass he had been polishing.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
"Fact," remarked Mr. Baker, holding near the nostrils of Old Twitchett a pocket-mirror he had been polishing on his sleeve.
From Romance of California Life by Habberton, John
Rawson-Clew had been polishing his eyeglass, he put it back in his eye before he spoke.
From The Good Comrade by Betts, Anna Whelan
The jigger which he had been polishing lay on a chair close by.
From The Clicking of Cuthbert by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
