Example sentences of "[adj] he [verb] [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was clear he had been beaten , his face was bruised and his ragged clothing was hanging from him . |
| 2 | He was conspicuously trying to be brave , but it was quite clear he had been devastated by the experience . |
| 3 | Even from this distance it was clear he 'd been hit several times in the chest and there was also red paint all over his visor . |
| 4 | The man had been so embarrassed he had been pretending to study the graffiti on the cell walls . |
| 5 | Ever since he was two years old he had been captivated by the pictures of the fiery beasts in The Octarine Fairy Book . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm afraid he 's been sent off to the railway , sir . |
| 7 | As he entered the study , Stephen reflected on how fortunate he had been to obtain this man 's services . |
| 8 | He was convinced he had been tricked . |
| 9 | Ludens was glad he had been to see Franca and felt sure , as he sat in another taxi bound for Victoria , that she had understood why , and in what frame of mind , he had come . |
| 10 | Derek removed his hand , glad he had been allowed to decide when he should do so . |
| 11 | She said perhaps they were naive , but she 's glad he 's been found guilty . |
| 12 | ‘ Now I am just glad he has been locked up , so he ca n't do this type of thing to anyone again . |
| 13 | If he leaves her as soon as she has accepted him , he increases his chances of getting a second female , but by leaving her unguarded he risks being cuckolded by another male . |
| 14 | Had the worm understood how lucky he had been to share his bed with two such strong women ? |
| 15 | The rational part of his mind knew this could not be the case , and that it was most likely he 'd been travelling in circles . |
| 16 | He told Husband he 'd have to consult with the rest of the private Office and maybe even the PM before he could agree to them interrogating you ; he may actually be doing that , for all I know , though I think it 's more likely he 's been waiting for his temper to cool before he briefs you . |
| 17 | Wickham recognized the type : willing enough to help but he must be allowed to go back to his friends with the news that his information was so valuable he had been allowed to talk to the man heading the inquiry , and if he could throw in a description of a place as exciting as a newspaper office so much to his credit . |
| 18 | But with him having on this side , because he 's so blooming awkward he 's been pressing the play switch and of course , so the tapes been turning round , have n't bothered to che , so you know , he was sort of saying well well play that tape and I 'll write their names down of the people as they speak , just the first names , you know so there 's loads of |
| 19 | For a moment she thought he was going to throw his arms round her and hug her , she was sure he had been thinking of it , but he hesitated and she turned away . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'm not at all sure he likes being told . ’ |
| 21 | Kate gave him a suspicious look , but he seemed to have recovered from the rage she 'd been fairly sure he 'd been trying to keep under control before she left the room . |
| 22 | She 'd been so sure he 'd been born to money . |
| 23 | But anyway , our , our prisoner , we , we , we are fairly sure he 's been released , he 's a , we had him for about two was it one or two years ? |
| 24 | All this was news to Rance , for although Burma was not formally independent he had been excluded from decision making since the Attlee — Aung San Agreement had transferred virtually all power to the Council , functioning as a Cabinet . |
| 25 | This year alone he 'd been arrested twenty three times . |
| 26 | It was delicious to be close to Alain , to belong to him , to know that all the time she had been alone he had been thinking about her . |
| 27 | The officer added : ‘ We 're very pleased he has been caught . |
| 28 | Their solicitor told the court they only wanted to frighten the saboteur and they were sorry he 'd been injured . |
| 29 | It was possible he had been hoping to frighten Steve , but his exact motives were unknown . |
| 30 | Whenever possible he had been forcing the lords of Aquitaine to acknowledge that they held their " honours " , their counties , viscounties and other seigneuries , not as independent lordships but as fiefs , for which they owed the Duke homage . |