Example sentences of "[verb] he [vb past] be [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he underlined sharply too , how discouraged and disappointed he had been at the inability of his own Department of Agriculture and the Department of Economic Development to sort out their roles in the scheme of things . |
| 2 | It seemed he had been behind the same car for hours now — a Jaguar whose iridescent blue reminded Dexter of oil shimmering on the surface of a puddle . |
| 3 | And he 'd he 'd been on the dole er I think two years , and he 's just started up a a building site . |
| 4 | Endill learnt he had been in the army but was told to leave after forgetting who he was fighting for . |
| 5 | The judge said that Alan Murray claimed he had been in the welfare section of the UVF but he said : ‘ Membership of any proscribed organisation is a most serious matter . ’ |
| 6 | He tried to deny he 'd been to the village at first , but when I told him I 'd watched his every move he said he 'd gone for toothpaste and avoided our constables because he did n't think they 'd allow him to go out . ’ |
| 7 | , see I got very pally with old , , we use to play snooker together that 's how I first met him and then we went there , and I never knew he 'd been in the cos I transferred to the R E's you see . |
| 8 | ‘ Well , I just thought he 'd been at the whisky even more than usual , and ignored him . |
| 9 | Toby Farrar 's wife would think he had been in the wars . |
| 10 | If he had denied it , and we later proved he had been on the moat , then it would have been a different matter . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Doone phoned me yesterday to say he 'd been to the boatyard and taken away some objects for which he would give me a receipt . ’ |
| 12 | Although no evidence had been found that Gnassingbe had been present during the attack , the report said he had been at the scene of the attack " immediately beforehand " . |
| 13 | He said he 'd been to the pub and had 2 pints and that someone else was driving . |
| 14 | Adam would have to admit he had been in the wrong , had been extremely negligent , criminally careless really , in allowing any Tom , Dick and Harry access to Wyvis Hall . |
| 15 | The proceedings were watched by Michael Crook , principal Adult Education Organiser for Norfolk , along with other AE officers , Peter Softly of Norwich Sports Council , mentioned particularly how impressed he had been by the day . |
| 16 | Did n't Tumbleweed say he 'd been to the fair before ? |