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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Mr Longhi said the behaviour of people who had been removing bricks and other debris from the rubble was "disgusting" and said he was happy the fencing was up.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2023
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
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
Rasp looked daggers at him, and then proceeded to wipe and polish the helmet, from which he had been removing some grains of sand.
From Dutch the Diver A Man's Mistake by George Manville Fenn
