Example sentences of "[subord] he have been [vb pp] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Writing to the Countess of Rutland in 1670 from his ‘ uncouth cell ’ in the Fleet prison , where he had been committed for debt , Crowe was scathing about the quality of the tapestries produced by William , Earl of Craven [ q.v. ] , and his associates who had taken over from him at Mortlake in 1667 . |
| 2 | Although he had been nominated for the presidency by Civic Forum ( of which he was a founder member ) and PAV , it was understood that he would remain strictly neutral in the election campaign . |
| 3 | Although he had been immersed for days in Ridley 's exotic tale , searching out the coiling roots of Coleridge 's Kubla Khan , and although he knew intellectually that so many of these stories and poems were impregnated with an unconscious symbolism which later adventures into the human psyche were to make so much more explicit , he was temperamentally incapable of seeing the hidden meaning within this laborious passing from the ‘ dungeon of lust ’ into the pellucidly clear air of the mountains of Tasgi where voices shouted in exultation . |
| 4 | Most of the population have welcomed Mr Mladenov 's reforms , although he has been criticised for leaving some of Mr Zhivkov 's supporters in prominent positions . |
| 5 | He was to have joined me this week , but his train met with an accident , so he 's been detained for a few days with an injured ankle . |
| 6 | If he had been briefed for a mission in which he did not participate , he would then have been kept incommunicado until he did finally leave . |
| 7 | If he has been arrested for an arrestable offence , there may also be a power to search his home under section 18 . |
| 8 | The basic view is best expressed by Skinner himself : ‘ A person disposed to act because he has been reinforced for acting may feel the conditions of his body at such a time and call it ‘ felt purpose' ’ , but what behaviourism rejects is the causal efficacy of that feeling . ’ |
| 9 | The third party is now commonly known as an expert , usually because he has been chosen for his expertise about the issue between the parties . |
| 10 | But Maher could not ride Craganour in the Derby as he had been claimed for Lord Rosebery 's Prue , and the favourite was partnered by the American jockey Johnny Reiff . |
| 11 | Romany King who was second has a great chance for he has been trained for the race by Toby Balding and will have the assistance of Adrian Maguire the big race specialist . |
| 12 | I remembered the dated way he had of addressing people — though he had been sacked for more serious matters . |