Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
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Vaughan Gething says that he has been knocking on doors, and that most places he has gone it is an issue that has come up.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2024
Houston’s program has been knocking on the door and feels like it’s been building toward this moment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2023
She’s sworn off corporate donations and has been knocking on doors in areas across the state where Democrats haven’t had much sway, including rural, conservative-leaning counties.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 4, 2022
“Murder by the Book” reminds us that the debate has been knocking around for a long time.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 22, 2019
Max Müller, he says, in a letter, has been knocking out the bottom of all speculative theology and philosophy.
From The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. A Judge of the High Court of Justice by Sir Leslie Stephen
