Example sentences of "he [vb past] been [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only at the last moment , when he 'd been recognized in turn , did Zen realize that it was Daniele Miletti . |
| 2 | After all , he 'd been ferreting in the records for a good while . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ He 'd been slumped over the freezer for some minutes before anyone realised anything was wrong , ’ he said . |
| 4 | Quick-thinking James , 20 , switched off the gas and collected a damp cloth , while Darren used the fire-fighting techniques he 'd been learning on his weekend course in Surrey to tackle the blaze . |
| 5 | I thought that , instead of speaking from his notes that he 'd been speaking from year after year , he was reassessing what he was doing . |
| 6 | Rain knew Oliver was picturing himself back in the wine bar in Chelsea telling everyone how he 'd been mistaken for a drug dealer and nearly done to death in a Mediterranean backstreet by an underworld rival . |
| 7 | One Saturday night he 'd been drinking in front of the telly when he decided to phone Sheila 's place . |
| 8 | He 'd been funny , telling stories against himself of fiascos he had survived in the theatre , and he 'd been flattering in a subtle way . |
| 9 | That was pretty stupid , because not only was he on the list of residents , but he 'd been seen at mealtimes by several of the other members . |
| 10 | Presumably he 'd been watching from somewhere . |
| 11 | It was just as well Kenneth 's phone was n't engaged because , presumably , if he 'd been chatting to John Major about the situation in the Middle East , or talking to David Mellor about fun , poor old Johan would have been chucked out of the country . |
| 12 | Do you think if he 'd been sent into hospital earlier he would n't have been in such a |
| 13 | ‘ He 'd been sent to a friend of mine to be sold , but he was a little bit difficult to place . |
| 14 | He 'd been ordered to report to the Ministry by his Adjutant , and either there had been some colossal mistake or he 'd been sent for under false pretences . |
| 15 | Digging might not be classed as essential training , but he 'd been sent on attachment to learn all about real soldiering . |
| 16 | He fell into the chair as though he 'd been hit with a medicine ball and said very little while Malc 's parents discussed what we should do . |
| 17 | A team-mate claimed : ‘ He looked like he 'd been hit with a meat cleaver . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ They pretended that Paul was hit by a ricochet , but the evidence was clear that he 'd been hit by a direct shot . |
| 19 | Told Tyler Beck he 'd been hit by a truck . |
| 20 | He 'd been hit by a car three weeks before , and he had a broken arm and pelvis . |
| 21 | Harry knew he 'd been hit in the aircraft , feeling now the wetness of blood inside his shirt and trousers , although the wounds did n't hurt , only causing numbness . |
| 22 | Now he was on his third circuit of the Bay : he 'd been ducking under bulldozers for almost an hour . |
| 23 | Suddenly the penny dropped , and Meredith knew why he 'd been prowling about the airport like an angry lion . |
| 24 | He 'd been sparing with words : it hurt to talk . |
| 25 | Seddon knew more about the Ingard-Stavanger case than I did , because , being an ex-chief of the Fraud Squad , he 'd been consulted about it before it came to us , and had , in fact , directed the preliminary police inquiries . |
| 26 | Then in March , his mother was told he 'd been killed in action |
| 27 | He 'd been battered to death . |
| 28 | He 'd been a social worker , then a deputy director of social services — he 'd been fired after the famous ‘ babyswap ’ scandal , but that was how he came to be taken up by FAMILY . |
| 29 | He said he 'd been followed for the last week or so . |
| 30 | He 'd been questioned about his age in pubs several times . |