Example sentences of "he have [be] [adj] [prep] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had , however , been the only one that Rory had been able to lay hold of , and at first he had been proud of it . |
| 2 | A few smashed windows , drink , a fight or two , umpteen girls almost ‘ conquered ’ , long tall stories almost believed — but compared with what he had been used to it was the lure of the Orient , freedom , the cry of the Sirens . |
| 3 | He remained in detention during the rebellion but stated in a letter published in the press that he had been responsible for it , a claim which was interpreted more as a dramatic personal gesture than a statement of fact ; earlier reports stated that the rebellion had been such a surprise to him that he had requested a pistol in order to shoot himself . |
| 4 | He had been blind to it before , but now he saw it clearly . |
| 5 | Yeah , he 's really upset , I feel sorry for him , cos he 's been upset about it , but |
| 6 | He 's had a rotten deal from me and he 's been marvellous about it . |
| 7 | I mean for him to ring you back and speak to you , i i he , he 's been concerned about it as well . |