Example sentences of "[vb pp] [subord] he have been a " in BNC.

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1 The question was whether an employee who was going to suffer from a disability , and was then guilty of misconduct , would have been dismissed if he had been a man .
2 Ian was the best at making himself understood as he had been a Latin scholar .
3 Not for the first time it occurred to him how vulnerable his position was , and he reflected ruefully that there was probably no more security or protection in the rank of Khan than there had been in any of the various honours which he had received while he had been an intimate of the clique which had surrounded Nogai .
4 Asked if he had been a child prodigy , he would answer : ‘ Yes I was — and I still am . ’
5 As to his feelings for Madeleine , nurtured since he 'd been a little boy , even were they to be revived , it seemed unlikely Madeleine would respond to him .
6 However , this concern may not be wholly justified as he has been an active member of the CNAA and is known to be a keen supporter of public sector provision and an advocate of breaking down the barriers between the two sectors of higher education .
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