Example sentences of "he had been [verb] with a " in BNC.
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1 | He had been born with a photographic memory and an unlimited store for knowledge , and the capacity to gather and keep information on any subject under the sun . |
2 | He had been born with a hare-lip , which had been corrected when he was a baby , but he was nervous . |
3 | He had been born with a curved spine and stood five feet . |
4 | And , it 's not a text but perhaps a verse that we could use as a , as a springboard is verse twenty seven , and it says at this point his disciples came and they marvelled that he had been speaking with a woman ! |
5 | However these two bases are distinct and it is clear from Harman J 's judgment that even if he had been dealing with an express confidential information clause in an employment agreement he would have declined to have followed Faccenda . |
6 | On that occasion he had been treated with a degree of courtesy not far short of deference and he had subconsciously expected the same of his interview with Chief Inspector Golding . |
7 | Delaney went in , and pulled up as if he had been hit with a magnum at close range . |
8 | He had been admitted with a fever which had lasted for three weeks . |
9 | Although the initial injury he had received had healed in a relatively short period of time , he had been left with a pain in his left knee ; this was aggravated whenever he put pressure on the joint concerned , as in walking or even just standing . |
10 | Not only that , but in the place of real scientists he had been lumbered with a no-hoper and a child . |
11 | He had been drawn with a young Irish player and Carl Krantz , the expensive American import . |
12 | If he had been associated with a major electric manufacturer it could have been different , but his character was too individualistic . |
13 | In Parliament he had been associated with a party which was out of favour with the King , and as Public Orator he had lauded the policy of peace when Charles , then Prince of Wales , was determined to make war on Spain . |
14 | He had been in the unit over six months now and this was the first time he was seeing action , the first time he had been entrusted with a weapon — apart from a few training sessions . |