Example sentences of "he [vb past] [been] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unfortunately he 'd been beyond reason , and after hearing in detail from Paul what a fiasco the whole performance had been she was n't surprised . |
| 2 | One of the managers that come in and he 'd been on holiday for two weeks , but he knew ! |
| 3 | After he 'd been at Mandru for a while , Lucien learned that Mandru had refused to have any more boys from Por Tanssie after his last purchase from that academy had committed suicide . |
| 4 | He 'd been at school with Emilio Estevez and Charlie Sheen . |
| 5 | Did he tell you that he 'd been at flat I mean years before or near the date of this or what ? |
| 6 | Rory knew because he 'd been with mum once when they 'd met Lachy and a woman in the street in Lochgilphead . |
| 7 | Sergei 's bed had n't been slept in , and presumably he 'd been to bed with Masha . |
| 8 | ‘ Sealed envelope with Mme Wyatt , ’ he replied , laying an uncharacteristic finger against his nose as if this was what he 'd been to spy-school for . |
| 9 | He 'd been in love with Arianna , you could hear it in his voice . |
| 10 | why do you Jonathan , St Steven said oh he 'd been in detention . |
| 11 | And and lots of churches that he was telling us that he 'd been in contact with . |
| 12 | It was an awful place : dreary , badly furnished and he was n't as clean as he 'd been in hospital — food all down his clothes and he had n't shaved , he really looked unkempt . |
| 13 | They admit he 'd been in trouble before but say he did n't deserve to die this way . |
| 14 | He 'd been in custody there for nearly thirty six hours altogether . |
| 15 | He 'd been in custody since early February accused of attempted robbery . |
| 16 | ‘ Did she tell you what he 'd been in prison for ? ’ |
| 17 | Er , I 'd been told er that he 'd been in prison with Mr er I believe it was in nineteen eighty six and I 'd also been told that in the past er and er had planned armed robberies together . |
| 18 | He had been through school and university , he had travelled the world , he had completed five years in the armed forces , he had flown fighter planes and helicopters — and for nine months had had command of a mine hunter in the North Sea . |
| 19 | He had been through hell in the course of duty ; he had made sacrifices that would be asked of no other human being . |
| 20 | He had been through college , and yet , he reflected , he was still ignorant of the continent to the north . |
| 21 | He knew that she had not enjoyed his homecoming or the renewal of a sexual life ; throughout their married life he had been at home for only a few weeks at a time , and she had been free to make her life as she chose . |
| 22 | ‘ A couple of hours earlier he had been at home watching television , eating his tea , just our Danny as he always was — a 14-year-old boy full of life , energy and cheek . ’ |
| 23 | Livingstone said he had been at home at the time of the trouble while Hardy said he watched the disturbance , although he did not throw anything . |
| 24 | His mother Diane and girlfriend Donna Williams said he had been at home with them . |
| 25 | She added that he had later asked her to tell detectives that he had been at home all Saturday night . |
| 26 | He had been at sea on the Chilean coast most of his life , running cargoes between the isolated ports of the southern waterways , a marvellous-looking old man , big gnarled hands warped with rheumatism and a long wrinkled face , little lines running out from his eyes , which were slitted as though he were permanently peering out into fog . |
| 27 | He had been at school almost six months , the most miserable time of his entire life . |
| 28 | He admitted modestly that it was a long time since he had been at school , but one phrase he had understood was ‘ Vive la link box ! ’ . |
| 29 | He had been at School for over 21 years , teaching general subjects . |
| 30 | There had only ever been one with whom he had been at ease . |