had eyed

• past perfect

  past perfect

  Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.

  of eye.
  eye

  noun

  the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.

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had eyed

Holbrook and other tax lawyers had eyed possible claims for years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026

For years, developers had eyed the multimillion-dollar swath of land — with its sweeping views of the Pacific Ocean — as a prime location for homes, shopping and, at one point, a boutique hotel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2022

The previous goal had eyed vaccinating 70% of the world’s population by the autumn of 2022.

From Reuters ● Oct. 29, 2021

Asked if he had eyed other areas of potential bipartisan cooperation, McConnell chuckled and said, “Not yet.”

From Washington Post ● Aug. 10, 2021

Kira followed his pointing finger with her eyes and found the same gaunt woman who had eyed them suspiciously from the squalor of the cott.

From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry

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