Example sentences of "[subord] he have [be] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Like many graduates stimulated by their experiences , he discovered that although he had been of sufficient calibre to acquire the offer of the scholarship in the first place , he now faced the inevitable service obsession with a rejection of academic prowess in preference for ‘ practical skills in the real world ’ ( ibid. 157 ) :
2 All that might have made Mr Kohl even more overbearing than he has been in recent weeks , to the dismay of West Germany 's allies and neighbours .
3 If he 'd been in deep water he would n't have been damaged so much and neither would he have surfaced yet , perhaps not for several more days .
4 Ever since he had been at high school he 'd found some enjoyment and relief by getting back at them in ways they obviously did n't expect .
5 Rain asked whether he had been to Sabine Jourdain 's home .
6 Archbishop Aethelberht is said not to have spared evil kings , and there must be a possibility that he was soon as disenchanted with Aethelred 's faction as he had been with Alhred 's .
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