revise
verb (used with object)
to amend or alter.
had been revising
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past perfect progressiveof revise.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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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
The biggest blow was the government's cancellation of the A-levels she had been revising for.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2020
I had been revising my list since June.
From Salon ● Dec. 22, 2013
In other words, the House had been revising long and carefully the Acts of the Barebones Parliament and the arbitrary Ordinances of Oliver and his Council from Dec.
From The Life of John Milton, Volume 5 (of 7), 1654-1660 by David Masson
