Example sentences of "he [vb past] be in [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since Christmas day her feelings for him had been in such a chaotic state she did n't know whether she loved or hated him . |
| 2 | He looked at me apathetically through a mist of weakness and pain and one could see he 'd been in that water a lot too long . |
| 3 | He had been in many tight spots during his life , and guarding a warehouse did not trouble him unduly . |
| 4 | But he had been in such a degree of desperation because of his financial position . |
| 5 | He was more frightened than he had been in all the time he had been with them , and he could tell that the girl was frightened too , by her quick , shallow breathing . |
| 6 | People would realize that he was writing about himself , that he had been in that room . |
| 7 | He gave a slight sardonic grunt , remembering how excited he had been in that railway carriage on his way to Carewscourt . |
| 8 | He had been in that street two weeks earlier . |
| 9 | If he had been in some sort of trance , ( lasting who knew how long ? ) that might account for the sudden appearance of Jos . |
| 10 | He remembered the last time he had been in this situation . |
| 11 | It was impossible at times to imagine that he had been in this camp all of eighteen months . |
| 12 | From his account Bahdu was where he had been in most danger . |