were behoving
- past progressive of behove.
Example Sentences
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Oh, don't be cross, miss! please not to be cross," cried Daniel, running after her; "I would tell you all about it this very instant moment, if it were behoving to me.
From Springhaven : a Tale of the Great War by Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge)
