had been regarding
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past perfect progressiveof regard.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
regardverb (used with object)to look upon or think of with a particular feeling.
Example Sentences
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Sullivan said the administration is in daily communication with Taliban officials but declined to say what their private message had been regarding the possibility of a prolonged U.S. presence, however short.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 23, 2021
I had been regarding the field, the tractor—the valley—and the planting and garden, all as things of mine, to do or to worry about.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
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Ramûa, who had been regarding the man in mute amazement, now turned quickly round and looked to Bazuzu for some explanation of this astonishing request.
From Istar of Babylon A Phantasy by Margaret Horton Potter
“That’s a queer looking pipe,” interjected Tom, who had been regarding the object with a good deal of interest.
From Frontier Boys in the South Seas by Wyn Roosevelt
This is how Lucy had been regarding her life.
From Sir Tom by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant