Example sentences of "he have been [adv] [vb pp] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was suspicious of all educational innovations that did not seem to him to have been carefully thought through , and he was critical , too , of the report of the committee on higher education ( 1961–4 ) chaired by Baron Robbins [ q.v. ] and of large-scale university expansion . |
| 2 | Until the final scenes Bolam 's Macbeth is a placid , middle-management man who may reckon he has been unfairly passed over for promotion . |
| 3 | Sam Yaeger spent Monday at the boatyard because he 'd been medically stood down from racing as a result of a fall , but by Tuesday he was racing again , and on Wednesday he rode at Ascot , so the boathouse was vulnerable all day Tuesday and again Wednesday morning . ’ |
| 4 | At first he had been simply bowled over by her enormous beauty , her laughter , her charm . |
| 5 | In a covering letter sent with the assessments , the inspector indicated that once the returns for the years were submitted , the taxpayer 's claim that he had been incorrectly assessed more than once would be accepted . |
| 6 | Flora had gone straight to bed and though Richard had stayed up for supper , he had been too worn out to eat much . |
| 7 | He had been deeply hurt twice before by the Corporation , but this last kick in the stomach on final departure was the last straw . |
| 8 | Coffin wished he had observed Edward Pitt more closely on that evening , but he had been so taken up with Letty . |
| 9 | He had been so caught up in his thoughts he not heard the T'ang enter . |
| 10 | John Galliano was no exception and failed to receive his award in person as he had been gently taken home earlier , his face wreathed in smiles . |
| 11 | As a family man , he might have other priorities in his life now but his great motivation is to prove he 's been prematurely written off . |