had been revising
- past perfect progressive of revise.
Example Sentences
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He works for Stoke-based Beswicks Sports and had been revising hard the night before.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2024
The denomination had been revising and adding to the Social Principles for decades; this amounts to the first wholesale rewrite in many years.
From Seattle Times ● May 2, 2024
I had been revising my list since June.
From Salon ● Dec. 22, 2013
He also recognised that there would be concerns about cancelling the tests after children had been revising - describing it as the "Mastermind scenario, I've started so I'll finish".
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2010
He closed the door and put the chain he had been revising on its mettle; adding as he did so, in defiance of Astronomy:—"'Tain't any so far off, The Sun."
From When Ghost Meets Ghost by De Morgan, William Frend
