procure
verb (used with object)
to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means.
had been procuring
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past perfect progressiveof procure.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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All the time the king had been procuring the wonderful gowns for Dionysia the sea serpent had been building a ship for her.
From Fairy Tales from Brazil How and Why Tales from Brazilian Folk-Lore by Elsie Spicer Eells
