had been regretting
- past perfect progressive of regret.
Example Sentences
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The Liberal party had been regretting their loss of opportunity in 1870.
From A Short History of Spain by Parmele, Mary Platt
Ever since he had been a master-printer on his own account, he had been regretting the fact.
From Cleo The Magnificent Or, the Muse of the Real by Zangwill, Louis
The young Irishman smiled encouragingly, as though he had been regretting that this pretty girl refused to talk.
From Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color by Matthews, Brander
The latter had been regretting the absence of an interpreter.
From Mary Magdalen by Saltus, Edgar
They had been regretting the effect of the fright of the evening upon their children—Vi especially as the one predisposed to undue excitement of the brain—yet hoping it might not prove lasting.
From Elsie's Motherhood by Finley, Martha
