Example sentences of "[conj] been [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | He 'd never shortened her name , or been a demonstrative man , and she still found it almost impossible to guess what he was thinking . |
2 | Like , well , the wee'un 's not too good , she 's loaded with the cold and sore throat , and been a wee bit sick , too . |
3 | For example , Lord Kemsley , who had taken a 30 per cent interest in one of the successful bidders ( and been a major factor in its success ) decided sub-sequently to withdraw . |
4 | Cnut is said to have defended the weak , exalted justice and suppressed injustice , and been a great friend of churchmen and a generous benefactor of churches . |
5 | ‘ He has corrupted the boy and been an awful influence on him . ’ |
6 | Among these tracts were two written by a Scotsman , James Harryson or Henderson , merchant of Edinburgh , who had joined Somerset in 1544 and been an English pensioner since 1546 : An Exhortion to the Scottes ( 1547 ) and The Godly and Golden Booke for Concorde of England and Scotland ( 1548 ) , which remained unprinted because , ironically enough , the Scot was continuing the propaganda battle on behalf of England after the English had withdrawn from it . |