Sentence examples for had been ongoing from inspiring English sources

That had been ongoing for five years.

The crisis had been ongoing for more than six months.

Diplomatic efforts to free both men had been ongoing.

This year, the bloom had been ongoing since mid-July.

"The proceedings had been ongoing for well over a year before the existence of the recordings was revealed.

A Labour source said infighting in the Gorton CLP had been ongoing even before Corbyn became leader.

In the mid-1970s, the Senate uncovered surveillance abuses that had been ongoing for decades, generating widespread public fury.

Negotiations had been ongoing in the spring, when Real Sociedad lost the Copa del Rey final – to Barcelona.

Princeton responded with three enthusiastic promises that were the culmination of planning efforts that had been ongoing for more than a year.

Earlier this week, the D.O.J. announced the findings of its inquiry into Johnson's agency, which had been ongoing for a little more than two years.

The Nigeria-Biafra conflict had been ongoing for 15 months, and Ronnie needed "an asset deep inside the Biafran enclave, what he termed 'someone in on the ground'".