had been recommending
- past perfect progressive of recommend.
Example Sentences
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Former Conservative justice secretary Sir Robert Buckland, who launched a review into MP security after the death of Amess, said he had been recommending an increase in security for some political figures.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
The technique was used to process tests for H.I.V. as that epidemic took root in the United States, recalled Dr. Fauci, who said he had been recommending it to federal officials for months.
From New York Times ● Jul. 1, 2020
Until now, Metro had been recommending that customers wear facial coverings.
From Washington Post ● May 14, 2020
Earlier in the outbreak, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had been recommending that all healthcare providers wear N95 masks, but it loosened the guidelines recently, in part to stretch limited supplies nationally.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2020
If he were to say to you that he had been recommending my mother to do this or that, you would not take it amiss?”
From The Claverings by Trollope, Anthony
