Example sentences of "he [verb] have been [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He admitted to have been a virgin at twenty-two . |
| 2 | In Bennett v. Bale the defendant had invited a person to tell lies to disguise what he believed had been the commission of a licensing offence . |
| 3 | The hesitation before he replied had been a fraction too long . |
| 4 | He seems to have been a bit of a wastrel , from what Kebbel told us . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ He seems to have been a bit of a ladies ’ man — ’ |
| 6 | One of his earliest works bears also the name of the potter Andokides , and he seems to have been a pupil of Psiax . |
| 7 | His origins are obscure , but he seems to have been a German from one of the tribes which were allowed to settle within the Empire , and for which privilege they were liable for military service , a practice going back to the late third century . |
| 8 | He seems to have been an influence on Innocent and we are almost surely not far from the mark in imagining long discussions between the three on theology and politics . |
| 9 | Rostovtzeff identified the head he thought had been the top of this object as that of Commodus , and that it was associated with the cult of Commodus-Hercules . |
| 10 | During the Sept. 28 meeting Houphouët-Boigny revealed details of what he said had been a plot to assassinate Pope John Paul II during his visit to consecrate the basilica of Our Lady of Yammoussoukro on Sept. 9 [ see p. 37732 ] . |