Example sentences of "[v-ing] [that] [pers pn] have been [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Personally , I think it was a merciful release both for my aunt and for my Uncle Félix , seeing that she had been a helpless invalid for so long . |
| 2 | ‘ You could hang your torso , seeing that you have been a paramedic . ’ |
| 3 | Kerr reported on the visit at the July meeting of the Council , drawing attention to ‘ the adverse criticisms contained in this report ’ , emphasizing that it had been a strong visiting party , and that it had reached its conclusions unanimously . |
| 4 | Helen asked no questions about Chris , only saying that it had been a lovely evening and Moira was still talking about the tinned peaches and jelly . |
| 5 | By the week 's end the proctologist was saying that it had been the best goddamned vacation he had ever taken , and as we passed the bunkering moorings near McIllvanney 's yard I saw him take Ellen aside and I guessed he was offering her a job . |
| 6 | The appeal hearing opened on May 15 , 1990 , with Demjanjuk 's lawyers arguing that he had been the victim of mistaken identity and that evidence presented at the original trial had been forged . |
| 7 | But she was not to know that he had had this desire , and went into the house with head bent , feeling that she had been a failure . |
| 8 | There were also stories circulating that he had been the beneficiary of Marian apparitions . |