Example sentences of "[verb] his [noun] [verb] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The twenty workers who build his houses have been taken on because Les knows them personally and can vouch for their reliability . |
| 2 | Although he had kept up his reading — particularly in Greek and French — and written some stories for the Speaker , he believed his intellect had been let sleep . |
| 3 | There was no immediate sign of an answer , but after Creggan had given up any hope of a reply and was looking at the path lights beginning to come on in the Park outside the Zoo there was a subtle shift of talons in Slorne 's cage , a gentle shift of wings , the swiftest of meek glances , and Creggan , too late to catch the look full on , yet sensed that in her mute way Slorne was saying ‘ Yes , oh yes , you were right to predict her return ’ This knowledge that another eagle there believed his prediction had been right gave Creggan comfort in those first weeks in the Cages . |
| 4 | James Harper , defending , said Colling believed his drinks had been spiked with a narcotic substance which caused his violent behaviour . |
| 5 | Though comparatively few knights were actually killed in battle , the prince who committed his cause to battle was also putting himself in jeopardy , since it was always clear that the surest way to win a battle was to capture or kill the opposing commander , as Harold was killed at Hastings . |
| 6 | A quiet country pub in the peaceful Oxfordshire countryside , but the view now from the landlord 's window is of the M40 motorway and like many other villagers living along its route ; he says his peace has been shattered . |
| 7 | But the manager CastleCourt , Belfast 's best known glass complex , says his building has been given the all-clear following tests . |
| 8 | The Bishop of Derry goes into his office every morning but says his workload has been cut very drastically . |
| 9 | He says his client has been treated outrageously . |
| 10 | Mr Harper , from Richmond , North Yorkshire , says his letter has been sent from ‘ pillar to post ’ from Downing Street to the Department of Environment and on to the Health Department without a word from Mr Major . |
| 11 | Mr Harper wanted Mr Major to stop the closures but says his letter has been sent from ‘ pillar to post ’ from Downing Street to the Department of Environment and on to the Health Department without a word from Mr Major . |
| 12 | William Chick , president of Biohybrid Technologies , says his device has been tested in diabetic laboratory dogs . |
| 13 | An unemployed man who caught pike out of season to feed his family has been given a conditional discharge by magistrates . |
| 14 | Genuine honours for political services ought to go to Robert Atkins , the Tory MP with whom Major hatched his leadership strategy during a barge holiday in 1986 ; Alan Duncan , who let his Westminster house be used for the Major leadership campaign ; Sarah Hogg , head of the Downing Street policy unit , who thought up the Citizen 's Charter ; Bernard Perkins , leader of the Conservative group on Lambeth Council in 1968 , who gave Major the vice chairmanship of the housing committee , Jean Lucas , formerly Tory agent in south London , and one of Major 's early political mentors — and last , but not least , Barbara Laguerre , who deprived Major of a job as a bus conductor , by getting it herself . |
| 15 | Tests showed his confession had been tampered with . |
| 16 | There was no need to ask : Bowyer 's body was an open wound from head to toe , his face disfigured by a mass of bruises , and the slackness of his head showed his neck had been broken . |
| 17 | A further solicitor 's letter informed Brenda that the Sharmas believed Robbie to be their dog ( they claimed his fur had been dyed ! ) , and that their bitch had been exchanged with another before the inspection . |
| 18 | A MAN who went on a violent rampage , breaking bottles and glasses in a pub and attacking a woman and a police officer , claimed his drinks had been spiked with drugs . |
| 19 | Beeson , the England captain , scored his first victory over the world No. 9 , Zarak Jahan Khan , with one of the finest performances of his career , and then complained about the remarks he claimed his opponent had been making during the rallies . |
| 20 | He claimed his client had been victimised . |
| 21 | The client stated his contract had been executed at an unexpectedly high price . |
| 22 | Then in the account of how the risen Lord Jesus Himself drew near and walked with the two disciples on the road to Emmaus ( Luke 24 verses 13/31 ) we read of how He explained from the scriptures that all the events surrounding His crucifixion had been foreshadowed and foretold in the Word of God . |
| 23 | Last night a spokesman for Bristol Social Services confirmed his department had been asked to investigate by the police . |
| 24 | Our last Letters are dated Hobart Town Feb. 9 up to which time his expedition had been eminently successful ; far more so than he could have anticipated ; the most liberal assistance had been rendered him by the Authorities , everything that could facilitate his views being cheerfully accorded : while nothing could exceed the kindness of Sir John and Lady Franklin in whose house he was then residing : in fact so much were they interested in his pursuits that upon more than one occasion they accompanied him in his exploring parties . |
| 25 | EXPERT OPINION Gary Hollyhead , head chef at Sutherlands Restaurant , prefers his beef to have been hung for three weeks , for maximum tenderness and the best flavour . |
| 26 | He was devastated when he discovered his premises had been attacked for the second time . |
| 27 | The attack came less than three months after Sunday Life reported that a police file containing his address had been lost in a nationalist part of north Belfast . |
| 28 | Tom is quick to insist his discoveries have been purely incidental . |
| 29 | From these fragments I reconstructed the brooding melancholy of a land subject to disaster after disaster , a family forced out through poverty , and I wove from insubstantial vapour the misty quilt in which I sensed his childhood to have been enveloped . |
| 30 | In the interim he calculates his players have been involved in perhaps four club tournaments . |