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have been scheming

  • present perfect progressive of scheme.

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The story is unpersuasive in large measure because Salieri was in Paris for much of the time he was supposed to have been scheming in Vienna.

From The New Yorker May 27, 2019

Eager to work with Mr. Rowe again, Mr. Hupp and Ms. Brainin have been scheming about future projects, pondering which roles — maybe something in Shakespeare? — would be a great fit for him.

From New York Times Nov. 6, 2017

Wampler’s three daughters, Libby, Barbara and Margaret, have been scheming to celebrate the man whose approach to life has influenced their own.

From Washington Post Nov. 24, 2015

They questioned Williams’ character and said the couple couldn’t have been scheming together because their marriage was falling apart.

From Washington Times Jul. 29, 2014

So Walter and I have been scheming to find some way to protect her without rousing her resentment by seeming to interfere.

From Nobody by Jacobs, W. L.