Example sentences of "he [verb] been [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He added : ‘ Lee was outstanding as he has been all season . |
| 2 | I imagined Perkin threading along that trail at night , following the paint quite easily as he 'd been that way already in daylight , and being secretly pleased with himself because if he had inadvertently left any traces of his passage the first time they could be explained away naturally by the second . |
| 3 | Pulling the tabs on the thermal cans to heat up the food , she glanced over at him but he was exactly as he 'd been all day , close yet remote , unreachable . |
| 4 | He 'd been some kind of engineer . |
| 5 | ‘ What would he want a word about ? ’ she questioned hostilely , wanting him to be gentle as he had been that morning . |
| 6 | Instead , as we walked down to the bar this evening , he had been all smiles and indulgent gallantry , complimenting us on our appearance , an arm lightly circling each of our waists . |
| 7 | She climbed down , aware suddenly of how close he was to her , closer than he had been all morning , and when she turned , it was to find him looking down at her , a strange expression in his eyes . |
| 8 | He had been all kinds of fool . |
| 9 | ‘ And that 's where he had been this time ? ’ |
| 10 | He 's been all sweetness and light , promised nothing and done ditto . ’ |