had been witnessing
- past perfect progressive of witness.
Example Sentences
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He didn’t realize that what he had been witnessing — the art making, dancing — could be considered protesting.
From New York Times ● Jun. 28, 2020
“My whole life had been witnessing failed marriages, but I saw how important it was to Barbara and that it would be easier for the family if we were legally wed,” he said.
From New York Times ● Feb. 20, 2018
And then she absolutely ripped her tee shot with the same gloriously smooth tempo I had been witnessing for years, sending her 4-wood -- which she normally hits about 225 yards -- about 255 yards.
From Golf Digest ● May 20, 2013
He said we had been witnessing a comic interlude intentionally introduced to amuse the boys by burlesquing the situation in the principal story the extreme seriousness of which might otherwise have depressed them unduly.
From Diversions in Sicily by Jones, Henry Festing
Sitting Bull, who with a few other chiefs had been witnessing the hellish performance with grave impassiveness, must have read his thoughts.
From Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West by Mitford, Bertram
