Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] he [vb -s] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Otherwise , there may be good reasons why he has not advanced , perhaps because he has been ill or over-tired . |
| 2 | But even some admirers were puzzled by the aggressively public way he has pursued it , the more so since he has been careful to acknowledge that there may not be enough rebels to defeat the Government 's legislation with — ‘ a sad day for me ’ — Labour 's help . |
| 3 | ‘ Especially when he 's been cagey enough to tie the showing to a charity affair , ’ Caroline had added with a sigh . |
| 4 | James Hervey-Bathurst inherited Eastnor Castle in Herefordshire four years ago.And ever since he 's been busy restoring the life and colour to both the exterior and interior of the castle , which was built by his ancestors in 1812 . |
| 5 | not properly but he 's been better |
| 6 | By April 1954 Gouzenko had become a ‘ problem child partly because of his insatiable desire far publicity and remuneration from papers and partly because he has been ready to exploit present hysteria among the new administration in the United States ’ . |
| 7 | Ward said : ‘ He is causing a bit of a headache for us , but he 's been able to get away with it so far because he has been unknown , but it will be increasingly difficult for him if he keeps trying . ’ |
| 8 | The point of issue is that estuary and coastal zone management is a reality and what seems to be happening is all sorts of different plans are popping up on various estuaries and Geoff knows them well now because he 's been involved with the one on the Stour and Orwell and what is happening is that these are starting at local level so the first contact with sailors may be from a local authority or someone at local level . |
| 9 | It appears to me that the arguments which I have heard involve the consideration of three separate questions , namely : ( 1 ) does the ex turpi causa maxim and its related rules ( which I will refer to as ‘ the ex turpi causa defence ’ ) afford a defence to a claim for contribution under the Act of 1978 ? ( 2 ) If the ex turpi causa defence is capable of so applying , can it be said , with the degree of certainty necessary for a striking out order to be made , that the defence will exclude any contribution from the third party in the circumstances of this case ? ( 3 ) Leaving aside the ex turpi causa defence , can it be said with the necessary degree of certainty that the court will , under section 2(1) and ( 2 ) of the Act of 1978 , exempt the third party from liability to make contribution even if he has been negligent in the performance of some duty of care owed to the plaintiffs ? |
| 10 | well after he 's been all this while . |
| 11 | Hard working Ted says he does n't worry that his face is n't that well known even though he has been involved in most light entertainment shows on the box . |