Example sentences of "[adj] [vb past] be his " in BNC.
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| 1 | More shaming had been his reluctance to put it to the test . |
| 2 | As a child between the wars this had been his playground . |
| 3 | This had been his message to those in the world who thought that their duty might lie in saving a brother in the world , or a cause from destruction at the hands of the infidel . |
| 4 | Such had been his increasing frustration at seeing precious little of the ball — and when he did so doing precious little with it — he could not have envisaged what was about to happen . |
| 5 | So sudden had been his demise that , very soon afterwards , prior to robing , in order to avert any suspicion as to its cause , his body , with face , arms and chest uncovered , was laid out on a board for nine hours . |
| 6 | Baldwin was aware — as emerged from a corridor encounter with Harold Nicolson during this adjournment — of how great had been his triumph . |
| 7 | One told be his experience , on the phone from Waco prison , British survivor , Renos . |
| 8 | Something more pastoral and solitary had been his vision . |
| 9 | She said that had been his double and he 'd got away scot-free to come to live in the last country in the world where people would think of looking for him . |
| 10 | If the groom had been there for over two years , he must have had plenty of opportunity for revenge on Tamar , if that had been his motive . |
| 11 | She stared into the angular face and wondered if that had been his intention . |