had been subjecting
- past perfect progressive of subject.
Example Sentences
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For months the Rumanians had been subjecting U.S. diplomats to insolent treatment, harassment and name calling, as well as imposing severe travel limitations on the U.S. embassy staff.
From Time Magazine Archive
Your ever loving, W. J. In "The Energies of Men" there is a long quotation from an unnamed European correspondent who had been subjecting himself to Yoga disciplinary exercise.
From The Letters of William James, Vol. II by James, William
Still less did I understand that during that talk of two hours' duration he had been subjecting me to a rigid examination in English literature.
From Recollections of a Varied Life by Eggleston, George Cary
She paused, without intermitting the scrutiny which Cornelia felt she had been subjecting her to from the first moment through her veil.
From The Coast of Bohemia by Howells, William Dean
The Scout discipline and what might be called the Scout ritual, to which the boys had been subjecting themselves for several years, was immediately apparent in the murmurs of approval which greeted Jack’s suggestion.
From The Boy Scouts on the Yukon by Mencl, Rudolf
