had been recalling
- past perfect progressive of recall.
Example Sentences
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She leaned forward warming her hands in unconscious imitation of Adam, on the night which she had been recalling before she slept.
From Moods by Alcott, Louisa May
They had been recalling old memories and events of the past, and when Cardo's footsteps were heard in the passage, they turned with expectant eyes towards the door.
From By Berwen Banks by Raine, Allen
"Dinah was far more clever than her books," said an old friend who had been recalling pleasant memories to repeat to me.
From Women Novelists of Queen Victoria's Reign A Book of Appreciations by Alexander, Mrs.
But just now he had been recalling her mother under very different associations.
From Wild Wings A Romance of Youth by Piper, Margaret Rebecca
She had been recalling several things and putting them together.
From Chicken Little Jane on the Big John by Ritchie, Lily Munsell
