Example sentences of "[noun] that he [vb past] [be] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs Margaret Jones : ‘ David arrived home carrying the statuette that he 'd won at the song contest that he 'd been to with Ken Pitt and dashed straight upstairs to see his father who had n't been well for a number of days . |
| 2 | During the fifteen months that he had been in prison his black hair had turned grey and his features had lost their definition . |
| 3 | It was said in his defence that he had been through a tough war as an Infantry NCO and the award of the Military Medal was proof of his bravery . |
| 4 | ‘ I did n't know you were religious , Balvinder , ’ surprised by his admission that he had been to the gurdwara . |
| 5 | and this is really sad , and he told me mum that he 'd been to a hairdressers and done it . |
| 6 | However , I was riveted by the speech of the hon. Member for Taunton ( Mr. Nicholson ) , who welcomed a measure that he thought was in the Queen 's Speech . |
| 7 | After a short while he identified a small bacon-curing business that he felt was worth investing in . |
| 8 | ( He is certainly the first pope for whom we have direct evidence that he had been at a centre of learning . ) |
| 9 | In the week that he 'd been at the helm of the Anpetuwi ship there had been a remarkable change in atmosphere . |
| 10 | She added that he had later asked her to tell detectives that he had been at home all Saturday night . |
| 11 | Mr Escobar confirmed reports that he had been in contact with the government for over 12 months prior to the crackdown , ordered after the drug-related slayings of a presidential candidate and two other top officials . |
| 12 | This was the first time that he had been past the big covered back porch of her house , and everything was new and interesting . |
| 13 | Every time that he had been inside the Citadel he went home as soon as his day 's work was finished and scrubbed his body from toe to scalp . |
| 14 | To find a job he had to hide the fact that he had been in a mental hospital . |