Example sentences of "who had been [prep] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was the slumber of a man who had been at his cups for some considerable time . |
| 2 | Its door was guarded by Cerberus in the form of Micky Banks 's dresser , Harve , a redoubtable old queen who had been with his master for years . |
| 3 | Mimi Machu , who had been in his life for longer than any other woman , apart from Sandra Knight , left him quite suddenly for pastures new , which some said was due to his own attitude to their relationship . |
| 4 | Nothing could shake the steadiness of such men as Hugh Waterton or John Norbury , who had been in his service from the time when he had been merely Henry of Bolingbroke , earl of Derby , and even that title borrowed by courtesy from his father . |
| 5 | Carolyn , who had been in his English class for years , had always been quite insignificant . |