remove
verb (used with object)
to move from a place or position; take away or off.
had been removing
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past perfect progressiveof remove.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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Since the 1980s forest departments in India, held responsible for large wild animals, had been removing leopards from inhabited areas as a way of reducing conflict between leopards and humans.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 22, 2023
He said the 45-year-old had been removing every bit of pipework for weeks, "seemingly because he knew he was going and he wanted to make what he could from selling it as scrap".
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2022
Even before the law was passed, Fossan had been removing grass and installing sophisticated irrigation equipment to reduce water use and save money.
From Seattle Times ● May 3, 2022
The school had previously informed Sofia's parents that she had been removing her shoes at school.
From Fox News ● Oct. 23, 2021
His primitive life in the camp had inured him to new habits; he had been removing only his shoes and his coat when he went to bed.
From When Egypt Went Broke by Holman Day
