had been referring

Past perfect progressiveconjugation ofrefer.There are other translations for this conjugation.

refer

Mr. Sato (Japan) said that he had been referring to the report.	El Sr. Sato (Japón) dice que se ha estado refiriendo al informe.
Ms. Samayoa-Recari (Guatemala) said that she had been referring to paragraph 19, not to paragraph 18.	Samayoa-Recari (Guatemala) dice que se ha referido al párrafo 19 y no al párrafo 18. El Sr.
Ms. Weeks-Brown (Observer for the International Monetary Fund—IMF) explained that the informal administrative processes to which she had been referring were entirely voluntary.	La Sra. Wecks-Brown (Observadora del Fondo Monetario Internacional-FMI) explica que los procesos oficiosos administrativos a los que se ha estado refiriendo son procesos enteramente voluntarios.
It was not clear whether he had been referring to Burundi's poverty reduction strategy paper or to the mandate of the Peacebuilding Commission itself.	No queda claro si se refirió al documento de Estrategia de Lucha contra la Pobreza o al mandato de la propia Comisión de Consolidación de la Paz.
As for the incorporation of the MDGs in national development plans, it varied from country to country, and he had been referring to an ideal situation.	En cuanto a la incorporación de los objetivos de desarrollo del Milenio en los planos nacionales de desarrollo, dicha incorporación varía según cada país, razón por la que el orador se ha referido a una situación ideal.
The representative concerned had been referring to an attempt by her own delegation to respond to a submission by the Holy See concerning an incident in the territory of Cyprus (A/63/121, paragraph 9).	La representante en cuestión se ha referido a un intento de su propia delegación de responder a una afirmación de la Santa Sede relativa a un incidente ocurrido en el territorio de Chipre (A/63/121, párrafo 9).