had been presuming
- past perfect progressive of presume.
Example Sentences
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The Naik, Juma's husband, had been presuming not a little on his position, and when Adam's favour was withdrawn from his wife he judged it best to apply for a transfer to another post.
From The Day's Work - Part 01 by Kipling, Rudyard
And clearly the mule considered that Denry, in confronting him with several hundred policemen simultaneously, had been presuming upon his good-nature.
From The Card, a Story of Adventure in the Five Towns by Bennett, Arnold
