Example sentences of "he [verb] be [vb pp] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He hates being called Matthew , his actual real name is Arthur Matthew , and if you put those initials down A M D , it sounds like a transport company . |
| 2 | HE has been called spiv , ticket tout , sport 's shadiest wheeler-dealer and sometimes a lot worse . |
| 3 | Recently he has been appointed Chairman of Lasalle in Aberdeen , and serves on the Advisory Board of the Strathclyde Business School . |
| 4 | Also a receiver is only appointed over the assets of a company and does not control the shares in that company unless he has been appointed receiver over the assets of its holding company . |
| 5 | Jose Urbina Lara , leader of the group , who stormed the embassy on 8 March , stayed behind at the airport but was expected to leave later for the Dominican Republic , where he has been granted asylum . |
| 6 | He has been named Generalissimo , seen as a further step towards the succession of his son and heir , Kim Jong Il . |
| 7 | Well , he was more interested than he has been given credit for , and he had a wonderful collection of eighteenth-century English books which he gave to Trinity College , Cambridge . |
| 8 | He has been given instructions to this effect . |
| 9 | He has been given time to develop and in a recent interview on TV the trainer was even talking in terms of a possible Grand National victory . |
| 10 | He has been given commerce and tourism . |
| 11 | ALAN McCloskey , from the Rook 's Nest , Armoy , has strung together some wonderful performances this year and as a fitting reward he has been re-elected secretary of the Ballymoney pool league . |
| 12 | He has been awarded £200 from Middlesbrough council 's community chest to help with his training and travel expenses . |
| 13 | He has been refused bail and repeatedly protests about being held in the grim 13th Century jail . |
| 14 | ‘ He has been fined £1,000 , ’ said Schofield , ‘ and if he goes on we 'll double it . ’ |
| 15 | For the sequel , he has been guaranteed £3 million plus five per cent of takings . |
| 16 | Former BAe executive Richard Hooke says he has been told Board of Trade President Michael Heseltine is also looking at the deal , along with Welsh Secretary John Redwood and Employment Secretary David Hunt to see if it is in the best interests of the shareholders and taxpayers . |
| 17 | One night Major , Deekie as he was known , came down to inspect and the young chappy who was on guard , he challenged him properly er before he allowed him to advance towards him but after he 'd advanced toward him and he 'd been recognized Major says is the rifle alright ? |
| 18 | A European commission has ruled he 'd been denied access to justice and refused freedom of speech which could open the way for the new hearing . |
| 19 | It had happened up and down the land , and Steve White said even he 'd been given £10,000 for an earlier move between Luton and Charlton Athletic . |
| 20 | The only other thing that you heard Sergeant say that some how at the briefing he 'd been given information that was likely to be in the master bedroom . |
| 21 | Erm in short Adam had been given erm lordship over the earth and all its creatures and with that he 'd been given lordship over all human beings and the kings of this earth have inherited that lordship , that dominion . |
| 22 | The Edwardian informed me recently that he 'd been appointed trade attaché in one of our Central American embassies . |
| 23 | ‘ He looks as if he 'd been made King of the Harem . ’ |
| 24 | He 'd been found Iying face down too , and the only sign of what had happened was a slight discoloration on the back of his jacket , as though some of the red dye from the trimming had leached on to the body of the black fabric . |
| 25 | He 'd been taken prisoner by the Japs , and had been shipped to Japan , and was working in a warehouse in the docks on the morning of 9 August , 1945 . |
| 26 | The magistrates were told that from Febrary this year , until early September , he 'd been caught shoplifting , he 'd attacked police , kicked a police car , stolen a handbag from a 70 year old woman who was now afraid to go out , and caused criminal damage . |
| 27 | He was always Richard , he hated being called Dick . |
| 28 | With unsympathetic editors on the magazines he usually worked for , half of what he did was found fault with or refused . |
| 29 | The only kind of music he liked was sung music and of that he liked all sorts — opera , lieder , folk , country , rock , jazz , soul , the blues . |
| 30 | Mr Reenan , a former TSB branch boss in Abingdon , said he had been sent hate mail and would probably not use his £900 scanner again . |