Example sentences of "his [noun] he [verb] [been] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Like many other boys with India in his blood he had been forced into rootlessness by education . |
| 2 | No answer suggested itself , however , and after a minute or two he became aware that as these thoughts whirled through his mind he had been staring down at the grilles confining the Chinese coolie families . |
| 3 | The trainer now reports : ‘ Arazi is an intelligent horse , much more mature , and in his work he has been doing just what he has to do . ’ |
| 4 | In his work he has been at the forefront of a movement fighting to drag British dance into the 20th century . |
| 5 | Prior to his dismissal he had been widely regarded as Manley 's heir-apparent , and he had served as acting Prime Minister for several periods during Manley 's illness in 1990 . |
| 6 | But his attitude he 'd been taught to get on and do things so that he would be painting the back of the house or going on with his hobby or doing jobs on the car . |
| 7 | He did much hospital work : for several years up to his retirement he had been Chairman of the South West Regional Hospital Management Board and was an active hospital visitor . |
| 8 | Jesus has been through the agony in the garden he 's been arrested he 's been abandoned by his apostles he 's been through a trial and he has actually been through the crucifixion and he 's been buried in the tomb . |
| 9 | Mr Robson had told his wife he had been scratched by a woman during a pub fight . |
| 10 | Like all his predecessors he had been ex officio Chairman , but this pattern of governance came to an end with him . |
| 11 | Only now did they realise how enormous a man he was , for when fighting with his staff he had been crouched with head forward and shoulders bent . |
| 12 | When they arrived , the Chinese had to inform him that in his absence he had been deposed by a military coup in Ghana . |
| 13 | He could not afford to make mistakes ; all his life he had been at pains to learn and understand how ordinary people live and had delved into the seamier side of human nature , but he was still very unworldly . |
| 14 | One young farmer , Shermani Yussef , said that for the first time in his life he had been forced to lease some of his land to cover his losses . |
| 15 | On the particular afternoon he decided to end his life he had been watching the marshalling of the fish vans from his office window . |
| 16 | All his life he had been afraid to ask about his back , and his terrible fear had made him ill . |
| 17 | Edward sat frozen , one of the few times in his life he had been genuinely frightened . |
| 18 | for most of his life he has been stuck with a reputation for finding the Goons funny , but nothing since that era . |
| 19 | It 's natural that Yuri should so enjoy dressing down , when for some much of his life he has been zipped into elaborate Bolshoi costumes , his cheekbones and eyes accented by thick , expertly applied theatrical make-up . |
| 20 | During most of his life he has been in close touch with village life in different parts of the country . |
| 21 | For most of his life he has been a Salvation Army member and for seven years the opposition Chief Whip . |
| 22 | ‘ A mirror , ’ Reynard repeats , realising this is one of the few times in his life he 's been surprised . |
| 23 | From the moment he left your home on his quest he has been leaving a trail for you to follow ; not of pebbles , not of bread or coloured beads ; a trail of memory , of image like blood , like a scent ; something that you have always known even though so often it seemed to you that you did not recognize it . ’ |
| 24 | Since his youth he had been perceived as a likeable man . |
| 25 | The articles opened with the comprehensively damning statement that the king ‘ is not sufficient to govern ’ because throughout his reign he had been led and governed by others who had given him evil counsel , to the dishonour of himself and the destruction of Holy Church and his people , and he had refused to provide any remedy , or to allow one to be made , when he was asked to do so by the great and wise men of his realm . |
| 26 | All his childhood he had been frightened of his own shortcomings . |
| 27 | In his time he had been billed as the Sex Ton ( geddit ? ) , |
| 28 | Because of his obedience he had been granted the gift of eternal life . |
| 29 | Flook was arrested after he told his mother he had been in an accident and she contacted the police . |
| 30 | Mr Clare told his son he had been saving the money he would have spent on his university education for him . |