transport
verb (used with object)
to carry, move, or convey from one place to another.
had been transporting
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past perfect progressiveof transport.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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Miller, of Gayton Road, King's Lynn, Norfolk, had been transporting scrap metal from King's Lynn docks to two Network Rail depots in Essex and Cambridgeshire.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026
The medic had been transporting Paul to and from hospital, as carers fought to keep him alive in the failing iron lung.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2024
Italian media said the bus had been transporting the migrants north to Piedmont after they arrived in recent days on Lampedusa and were ferried to the Italian mainland.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 15, 2023
The driver had been transporting the injured people from Adwa to the neighboring Amhara region, the Red Cross said.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 29, 2022
The cargo ship had been transporting hundreds of them before it was swept up in the storm.
From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown
