Example sentences of "he [vb -s] [been] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has been under a lot of pressure and he came out and played superbly . ’ |
| 2 | Since he was pulled from under a pile of 40 bodies over three years ago he has been in a coma , unlikely ever to recover . |
| 3 | She said : ‘ He has been in a lot of pain and this just puts the lid on it . |
| 4 | Television came in the wake of other consumer durables : a vacuum cleaner and a boiler for the washing — once used to cook a lobster my father has brought back from the Highlands where he 's been on a spell of painting stations that will be closed by the Beeching plan a decade later . |
| 5 | But he is too smart to say it : he 's been on a Racism Awareness course . |
| 6 | then also er a talk with the dep about what he 's gon na say , and I 'm gon na put at the beginning please do not refer to this as being prepared for you , that 's two times he 's been to a launch and said that and he do n't give it such a spontaneous thing , so er I did meet him and tell him |
| 7 | Even though he 's been to a prison I mean . |
| 8 | Jesus has been through the agony in the garden he 's been arrested he 's been abandoned by his apostles he 's been through a trial and he has actually been through the crucifixion and he 's been buried in the tomb . |
| 9 | I know he 's been through a lot , I know you 're fond of him , but he and Sam should n't be in the same room together just now . ’ |
| 10 | He 's been through a lot . ’ |
| 11 | I thought , I wonder if you knew cos he 's been about a lot lately . |
| 12 | I think he is security cos he 's been in a couple of times has n't he ? |
| 13 | He 's been in a camp for three months . |
| 14 | For the last week he 's been in a hospice with terminal cancer . |
| 15 | Another with a point to make is their captain and scrum-half Paul John , a greatly improved player who will at least let Rupert Moon , also an outstanding player , know that he 's been in a battle . |
| 16 | The fastest he 's been in a car ? ‘ 120mph , I crashed . |
| 17 | The next step of adopting a coach as a father figure is more dubious , however , though a great many sportsmen would describe their trainers or managers as Maurice Hope describes Terry Lawless : ‘ He 's been like a father to me ; no , more than a father , actually . ’ |