Example sentences of "he had been [adv] [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | You know that , ’ she replied , and discovered that Travis , more interested in his love-life than hers , wanted to talk about Rosemary and how much he missed seeing her and the fact that he had been so lonesome for her that he 'd phoned her flat several times yesterday evening and , receiving no reply , had realised she must still be at her parents ' home . |
| 2 | When Edith had met Joss Campbell a few years later he had been so glad for her , because Joss was older than Edith and was more than a match for Nancy . |
| 3 | It was a unique triumph in the annals of attempted colonisation in the Americas : he had been extraordinarily well-prepared for their attack . |
| 4 | For the past two years , although he lacked the metropolitan powers of an archbishop , he had been fully responsible for maintaining the possessions and privileges of Christ Church , Canterbury . |
| 5 | ‘ When I went to see him , he had been very ill for three years . |