had been tying
- past perfect progressive of tie.
Example Sentences
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As a line that had been tying the raft to the boat started to come under tension, he cut it with a knife.
From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2023
Plans to bring in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new musical, “Love Never Dies,” had been tying up the Neil Simon Theater until that show was postponed indefinitely; “Catch Me if You Can” is now going there.
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2010
Whilst Mrs. Brown was talking, she had been tying up her parcel.
From Rachel Gray by Kavanagh, Julia
She had been tying on her bonnet before a bit of looking-glass she had taken from her pocket.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 098, February, 1876 by Various
The men who had been tying sheaves stood about, some women and children were coming over the stubble, and several dogs lay in the shadow.
From Gone to Earth by Webb, Mary Gladys Meredith
