Example sentences of "[subord] he [verb] just been " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ken , who although he had just been appointed Bishop , was still a Royal Chaplain , remained beside the bed of the dying King for three days and nights , ‘ watching at proper intervals to suggest pious and proper thoughts and ejaculations on so serious an occasion ’ . |
| 2 | He is ‘ a large , hard-breathing , middle-aged slow man , with a mouth like a fish , dull staring eyes , and sandy hair standing upright on his head , so that he looked as if he had just been all but choked , and had that moment come to ’ . |
| 3 | He had a half-beard and he looked dirty , as if he had just been working with hammers and bricks and wood and chisels . |
| 4 | Commentary : where an offender is dealt with for a breach of a community service order , he must be sentenced ( if the order is revoked ) in a manner in which he could have been sentenced by the court which made the order , if he is in breach of a probation order , the court may sentence the offender as if he had just been convicted of the offence concerned . |
| 5 | His expression was severe and disapproving as if he 'd just been sucking on a slice of lemon . |
| 6 | If he 'd just been trying to clear the hell out , then it meant there were probably other FAKINTIL escapers at large who had n't been able to make it back to the mountains either . |
| 7 | Perhaps it 's because he 's just been asked yet again about that record . |
| 8 | You 've got an opportunity now because he 's just been appointed to make contact with him , you do n't need any other excuse to make contact with him |
| 9 | Over lunch I overheard Bernadette say to Sarah who 'd just started with us then , Ricky 's a bit strange at the moment because he 's just been on a course , but he 'll be better next week . |
| 10 | Then , glancing up and seeing her face , unexpectedly got up , as quick and full of energy as he had just been lethargic ( but it was the energy of anger ) and came out with her into the hall , where Philip , frail as a leaf , was standing by the great dark-grey water tank . |
| 11 | He had sprung to his feet and thrown out his arms and cried , for he had just been doing Archimedes ' Principle at school , " Eureka ! " |
| 12 | Ukraine appointed Rear-Adml Boris Kozhin , previously commander of the Crimean naval base , as head of all naval forces in the republic , even though he had just been sacked by Adml Igor Kasatonov , the CIS 's Commander of the Black Sea Fleet , for ‘ inflaming national strife ’ . |