Example sentences of "he [vb past] [been] [prep] [pron] [det] " in BNC.

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1 He was beginning to get a bit homesick since they 'd stopped travelling and he 'd been on his own .
2 If he did n't understand something , he was reluctant to stand up and ask , instead he 'd worry it out himself , sometimes I reckoned he 'd been at it all night .
3 And this man he was a regular dustbin , dustbin man and he 'd been at it all his life and he used to play cards with us and his family , his sons , and , and as many else as got any money to play pontoon or brag .
4 If he had been on his own he would have gone straight up but he was more used to walking and climbing , no doubt , than these policemen .
5 Mike came down yesterday morning , mind you he had been on his own quite a lot , a lot of time yesterday for the day Josh , cos I went to Altrincham with me mum at half nine and it , I 'd taken him out for a walk to make sure he 'd had his walk and Mike did n't get up till gone half two and when he come down he 'd cut a report of Lisa 's on the floor
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