Example sentences of "he 's [been] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | But as soon as I begin to be nice to him , a sort of self-satisfaction seems to creep into his voice and his manner ( very discreet , he 's been humility itself all day , no reproach about last night , of course ) and I begin to want to goad and slap him again . |
2 | I 've got news for you he 's been ventriloquist , he 's a ventriloquist |
3 | ‘ That 's because he 's been part of the package that won the championship , he 's done a phenomenal job and at the moment , he 's quicker in testing than Prost . ’ |
4 | Thorn confirmed Draper 's resignation yesterday , but denied it was a major problem as ‘ he 's been part time for years . ’ |
5 | He usually comes to a struggling club with nothing to lose but this time he 's been part of the slump . |
6 | And it 's much more usual for that kind of thing to happen , so that you are more likely to get a , a minister who has a very good idea about how erm the civil service functions because he 's been part of it . |
7 | ‘ Introduction ’ as a title for an album by Mr Fingers is a joke : he 's been hardcore , soul-House , deep acid , acid ; half of The It , a third of Fingers Inc , all of Gherkin Jerks and Mr Fingers . |
8 | He 's been second in good races at Royal Ascot and Doncaster and ran well again at York last time . |
9 | Bob , is a local person , in fact he lives in the village of Girton here , and to , to , to my knowledge takes a keen interest in local news and in local local affairs , since he 's been editor of the Evening News I , I , I perceive a more lively style creeping into the paper . |
10 | Instead he 's been door knocking round the lanes of Leicestershire , discovering what it 's like ‘ immensely enjoyable ’ to push the political boulder uphill . |
11 | He 's been Commodore of the Royal Northern and Clyde Yacht Club and Vice Admiral of the Mud Hook Yacht Club . |
12 | That 's right , yeah , cos I mean he 's , he 's certainly sort of , even though he 's been sort of prisoner , I mean , he 's seen what 's going on and , and he 's had what five years of it ? |
13 | Battling with the elements for the sake of art in Teesside HE 'S been picture framer , builder 's labourer and motor mechanic but always an artist . |
14 | Forecast Lewis : ‘ It 's going to be a rough battle because they are both good and confident fighters , but I tip Holyfield to win because he 's been world class longer . |
15 | He 's been Environment Secretary twice and also Defence Secretary . |
16 | Its not every jockeys dream to want to ride at Cheltenham … take Jon Trice-Rolph from Moreton In Marsh in Gloucestershire … he 's been point to point champion twice in the last four years and just enjoys himself |