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

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

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

From Washington Post ● Aug. 10, 2021

Mr. Riggleman, a distillery owner/operator, will succeed retiring GOP Rep. Tom Garrett and deny Democrats what the party had eyed as one of several realistic House pick-up opportunities in Virginia.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 6, 2018

For Kosmos, the Africa deal proves the value of the field, something investors had eyed skeptically since the discovery’s announcement in 2015.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2016

I thought of how the auntie had eyed me like she was choosing a melon from a produce cart.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

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