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had been stating
  • past perfect progressive of state.

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That was because he had been stating his decisions negatively, the subject of my previous Forbes blog.

From Forbes • Sep. 11, 2014

Gail had been stating to one of the teachers, who played Fleta, one of the leaders of the chorus, that she'd had four proposals that summer.

From The Wishing-Ring Man by Widdemer, Margaret

In that moment he was aware that he had been stating facts as he had never owned them to himself.

From The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel by Dawson, Coningsby

The Society papers had been stating for a week past that London was empty, but, in spite of the Society papers, London persisted in seeming to be just as full as ever.

From The Grand Babylon Hotel by Bennett, Arnold