had been sighing
- past perfect progressive of sigh.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Yates was particularly pleased: he had been sighing and longing to do the Baron at Ecclesford, had grudged every rant of Lord Ravenshaw's, and been forced to re-rant it all in his own room.
From Mansfield Park by Austen, Jane
"One thing is certain," said Lord Standon to Lady Constance, who had been sighing over the defeat.
From Adrien Leroy by Garvice, Charles
Was Susan I had been sighing for during the voyage, not the beauty I expected to find her?
From The Virginians by Thackeray, William Makepeace
He had been sighing for her, longing for her, feeding his soul on his memory of her, all these months, while she had not only forgotten him, but had learned to love another man!
From Nell, of Shorne Mills or, One Heart's Burden by Garvice, Charles
She could hear her uncle's hearty laugh over the poor fellow who had been sighing in suspense from eleven o'clock this morning till now, and then she shut her door.
From Gertrude's Marriage by Heimburg, W.
