respect
noun
a particular, detail, or point (usually preceded byin ).
had been respecting
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past perfect progressiveof respect.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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"Anyhow," said George, who had been respecting Mr. Alfred Prince, "anyhow, I'm glad you didn't go to the concert with him."
From The Roll-Call by Arnold Bennett
One of his greatest sources of anxiety had been respecting the movements of the Duke of Ormond, upon whose making a diversion in favour of James, in England, Mar had counted.
From Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745. Volume I. by Mrs. Thomson
It did not strike Mr. Gresley that the advice might have been somewhat different if the question had been respecting the burning of a book instead of a letter.
From Red Pottage by Mary Cholmondeley
It removed all the difficulty there had been respecting giving the Holy Scriptures to the inmates.
From Elizabeth Fry by Mrs. E. R. Pitman
