Example sentences of "[conj] he [verb] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | George joined Historic Scotland in 1992 from the Scottish Office 's Graphics Group , where he had been involved in the production of models and display materials since 1968 . |
| 2 | He was released yesterday from Pentonville prison where he had been due to serve a 112-day sentence for failing to pay more than £10,000 in maintenance arrears to estranged wife Becky . |
| 3 | The most significant move in his cabinet reshuffle on April 21st was to shift Joe Clark from external affairs , where he had been nimble and sensible , to be the minister responsible for constitutional affairs — that is , in charge of saving Canadian unity . |
| 4 | Ever since he could think at all he had realised that the class which exploited the worker in every country would fight to the last ditch for the sake of keeping the worker where he was and where he had been all his life . |
| 5 | He had been educated at Westminster Abbey Choir School , where he had been senior chorister at the time of the Coronation of King George V , and at Westminster School , whence he proceeded to St. John 's College , Cambridge . |
| 6 | Ian Squires , severely autistic , returned to Islington in 1986 from a residential school where he 'd been happy . |
| 7 | JOHN MCKAY , NDO for Management , has been seconded from Glasgow College where he has been Senior Lecturer in Marketing since 1973 . |
| 8 | Where he stands is right behind that number eight ball . ’ |
| 9 | On Harper 's behalf it was said that although he 'd been reckless , dangerous and stupid by starting the fire , there 'd been no evil or mischief in his mind . |
| 10 | He quickly noticed that , although he had been convinced that he was putting his head forward , he was in fact pulling his head back with even more tension than before . |
| 11 | Although he had been fortunate to have been sitting at the back of the coach he received a fractured spine . |
| 12 | Passion had swept in then , and he had entered her , unable to help himself , clinging to her as she had earlier clung to him , and although he had been gentler than he had ever been with any other woman , she had cried out , and her face had twisted with pain , and Fergus had felt blood on his thighs . |
| 13 | Although he had been late at Emma Chisholm 's dinner party last week , he had seemed perfectly sober , but you could never tell with alcoholics . |
| 14 | Official accounts of the trial noted that although he had been involved in plotting the occupation of Tiananmen Square , he had given himself up to the police and had shown " repentance " . |
| 15 | Baxter , for instance , concluded that it was a ‘ fierce movie … a social tract and a revolutionary one ’ , but , although he had been able to explain the way the film had produced such ‘ fierce ’ effects , he was unable , or not sufficiently politically motivated , to explain why it was so ‘ revolutionary ’ as a ‘ social tract ’ . |
| 16 | ‘ Although he has been bad-mouthed and rubbished by lots of the women he has slept with , he never says anything about them , which I suppose is quite admirable . ’ |
| 17 | At last Noah found a pub that he thought was suitable . |
| 18 | However it is clear from the context that all that he meant was that , where what is claimed to be confidential is an idea based on a well-known theme , it must have something such as a significant twist or slant which is not public knowledge . |
| 19 | A librarian may build up sections of the stock that he feels are important even though there is no immediate response in terms of issues . |
| 20 | Is my right hon. Friend aware that when the shadow Chancellor recently visited the James Halstead group in my constituency — it employs more than 400 people and is successful in making good profits — he expressed satisfaction to the local media that most of the technology that he saw was British-made and that most of it had been made 20 miles from Bury ? |
| 21 | There grew in him a wish to touch with his fingers a future that he knew was that of many others . |
| 22 | Information that he knew was hard to find , proved easy to locate . |
| 23 | Charles smiled in a way that he knew was infuriating . |
| 24 | His decision , since the madness of Doc Askins , to live without the emotions , was one that he realized was impossible . |
| 25 | My hon. Friend is right to put his finger on advice that he thinks is wrong . |
| 26 | The values that he advocates are identical with his life . |
| 27 | The passion , the energy , the excitement that he brought was extraordinary , was , was special beyond words . |
| 28 | Wilson identified with his father , to the extent of wanting to have genital , genital contact with him , since Wilson saw his father as the author of all his skills , his strength and all that he 'd been grateful for . |
| 29 | When Pat told me that he 'd been pleased with what I 'd said on Day to Day I felt better ; I could n't have coped with his disapproval as well . |
| 30 | He 'd told them once that he 'd been married . |