Example sentences of "that [pers pn] [verb] been a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | He spoke very warmly of his parents , but I felt that he 'd been a lonely child . |
| 32 | He felt that he had been a long time away . |
| 33 | In a graveside address he said that he had been a political opponent of Allende , but that he was present to give his " testimony to the truth " . |
| 34 | Those who did live there all knew Father McGiff and they were able to inform the ignorant that he had been a close friend of the Rabbi ever since the Jews had arrived in the city . |
| 35 | Dickey had rebelled against his black clothes , until he was told that it would be naughty to mamma not to put them on , when he at once submitted ; and now , though he had heard Nanny say that mamma was in heaven , he had a vague notion that she would come home again tomorrow , and say that he had been a good boy and let him empty her workbox . ’ |
| 36 | Years later I discovered that he had been a talented musician , yet he never revealed this , not even to music-loving boys in his house . |
| 37 | He claimed that he had been a valued ally of the US government but that President Bush had pursued a vendetta against him because he , Noriega , had refused to participate in efforts to overthrow the left-wing Sandinista government in Nicaragua . |
| 38 | Pearce 's switch to British Aerospace was helped by the fact that he had been a non-executive director of the aerospace company for three years prior to the move . |
| 39 | My right hon. Friend the Leader of the Opposition would have liked to be here this evening because I know well that he has been a tremendous support to my hon. and learned Friend and his family in many small and touching ways , which I know have been deeply appreciated . |
| 40 | The Leader of the Opposition claims that he has been a consistent supporter of the Common Market for years , but everyone knows that he was a consistent and bitter opponent of it for many years . |