Example sentences of "[vb past] he [verb] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When it was our turn I found he had been right about the word antiquarian giving the immigration officers something to think about . |
| 2 | In court he also stated he 'd been unaware the cannister , legal on the continent , was an offensive weapon in Britain . |
| 3 | He maintained his innocence and claimed he had been willing to give his life for Castro but had never been a communist . |
| 4 | Durie was scheduled to fight an FA charge of misconduct after referee Dermot Gallagher alleged he feigned being head-butted in a confrontation with Andy Pearce in a game against Coventry on August 18 . |
| 5 | He had simply been angry and believed that it meant he had been right all the time and that his sister really was in Hepzibah 's Power . |
| 6 | And for the first time since the investigation had begun the sergeant felt he had been lucky . |
| 7 | When the Robemaker spoke again in his soft hissing voice , he knew he had been right . |
| 8 | But when she looked back at him he saw the hatred in her eyes and knew he had been right . |
| 9 | As soon as he saw Pickerage he knew he had been right : here was a boy who had often gone for interviews in the headmaster 's study . |
| 10 | Dinah knew he had been kind to Paul , and was bringing out his second book ; and Paul had started on a third . |
| 11 | Yet Jezrael knew he 'd been one of them for longer than she 'd been on Mars . |
| 12 | Lachlan was near heaving the shipmaster overboard , but he knew he 'd been wrong . |
| 13 | He knew he 'd been wrong about me . |
| 14 | He was glad she thought he had been cool . |
| 15 | I thought he had been right , and that what happened to me on that oily beach was all I was fit for . |
| 16 | She was n't sure what he knew , but she did know by now that most of what he thought he knew was all supposition . |
| 17 | Let it suffice for the present that he thought he 'd been silly to nurture romantic thoughts about his first love . |
| 18 | Perhaps he realised he 'd been rash . |
| 19 | He admitted he had been stupid , but said : ‘ They are too easily available and from my experience I think they should be banned . ’ |
| 20 | There was no evidence of actual impropriety , you see , but Puddephat admitted he 'd been friendly with the girl and given her extra coaching . |
| 21 | He heard Larry asking why , and realized he had been deaf . |
| 22 | South Clwyd Coroner , John Hughes , said he had been impressed by the courage of the other crew members and medics who had pulled L/Cpl Edwards from the vehicle , and tried to resuscitate him . |
| 23 | South Clwyd Coroner John Hughes said he had been impressed by the courage of the other crew members of the Warrior and medics who had pulled L Cpl Edwards from the vehicle , tried to resuscitate him and taken him to hospital . |
| 24 | He said he had been right to prevent the earlier attempt to censure Mr Gilbert . |
| 25 | Mr Evans said he had been pleased with Springboard 's activities in its first year . |
| 26 | Chief Supt Alan Marlow , of Luton police , said he had been astonished by the inhuman , calculating and ruthless nature of the attack , and Chief Inspector Colin Woolf said : ‘ She is still very traumatised . |
| 27 | He said he had been aware of the consequences when he picked Mr Jackson a few weeks ago . |
| 28 | Only Mr. Smith said he had been able to see the man 's face . |
| 29 | He said he had been unable to take it in moderation , and then , in a long illness , he was forbidden liquor , so when the habit had been broken he never returned to it . |
| 30 | Having met the Prime Minister to discuss the matter , she said he had been sympathetic , but she dismissed moves by the Home Office as a cosmetic exercise . |