Example sentences of "his [noun sg] have been [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A corporal at seven , captain at twenty-three and Major at twentyfive , his advancement had been deleteriously rapid . |
| 2 | There were those in the dim corridors of Headquarters who said that his rise had been too fast . |
| 3 | His existence had been particularly dull , holding down brief part-time work selling clothes in Manchester 's underground fashion world . |
| 4 | His action had been almost instant and she knew he had wanted to beat her instead . |
| 5 | Although his crime had been extremely callous — after killing the boys he had consumed the remains of their half-eaten lunch — opponents of the death sentence had appealed for clemency on the grounds that Harris was mentally unfit for execution , having suffered from foetal-alcohol syndrome and extensive childhood abuse . |
| 6 | Woosnam has been thinking of changing to a ‘ cack-handed ’ grip on the greens left hand below right because his putting has been so poor in recent weeks . |
| 7 | Once his parents were able to reassure him that his mummy had been very ill for a while but now she was better but had to take medicine he became a much easier boy to handle and stopped urinating on the carpet . |
| 8 | His foresight has been especially important in transforming the ITF from a largely amateur , mainly non-international organisation , with a staff of just four plus a part-time accountant , into an all-embracing tennis authority , with a staff of 40 , capable of coping with increasing demands and responsibilities . |
| 9 | She thought at first that his ordeal had been too much for him and that his mind was wandering . |
| 10 | His wife had been particularly anxious that Guppy should surrender any remaining money from his crimes , said Mr Langdale . |
| 11 | His wife had been comparatively lucky , thrown into the road and bruised but otherwise unhurt . |
| 12 | I guess Colonel Goreng would rather his wife had been less unconventional . |
| 13 | He 'd been working too hard to spend time with women , and the courting of his wife had been very proper and unexciting . |
| 14 | Or else his handicap had been rather less than she had reckoned . |
| 15 | But his request had been so casual that to refuse would have seemed as if she was making an issue . |
| 16 | By a notice of appeal dated 24 December 1991 the local authority appealed with leave of the judge on the grounds that ( 1 ) the judge had erred in law or misdirected himself as to the criteria to be applied to the decision whether leave should be granted in respect of an application by a former foster parent ; ( 2 ) the judge should have applied the test whether ( a ) there were quite exceptional circumstances disclosed necessitating the ousting of the local authority and the consequent discharge of the care order , and ( b ) there was a real likelihood that the applicant could persuade the court to adopt that course and ( c ) such a course was in the interests of the children ; ( 3 ) alternatively , if the judge had adopted the correct test , his exercise of his discretion had been plainly wrong in that he had failed to give any or sufficient weight to ( a ) the disturbing effects on the children of further investigation , ( b ) the fact that if residence orders were made the care order would be discharged , ( c ) the shared responsibility between the foster mother and the mother resulting from section 12(2) of the Act of 1989 , ( d ) the fact that the foster mother 's proper remedy was her application for judicial review , and ( e ) the wishes of the children and the mother . |
| 17 | In the late sixties he had declared ‘ Couture is dead ! ’ and concentrated instead on off-the-peg designer wear , but twenty years later his revival had been both stunning and nostalgic and the long-term wealthy and the nouveau riche had come flocking , craving the glamour and excitement , and seeking the prestige that comes from owning a couture gown , specially , individually theirs after hours of masochistic fittings . |
| 18 | This three-CD retrospective of his solo output is a timely reminder that his career has been as interesting for its disasters as its triumphs . |
| 19 | His father had been too upset to talk to Darren about it and he had been sent to stay with an aunt that he did not know very well . |
| 20 | In any case , by Christmas 1964 his father had been too ill to remember his promise and too poor to fulfil it even if he had . |
| 21 | He too , it seemed in his more envious moments , could easily have become an officer and a gentleman , if only his father had been as wealthy as Dysart 's , if only he had applied himself to his studies at Commonweal , if only … . |
| 22 | Tony said he had felt happier after discharge from hospital and that his father had been less critical and more supportive during the last few days . |
| 23 | His manner had been exaggeratedly polite and impersonal when they had opened the mail together earlier . |
| 24 | His voice had been as faint as the whisper of a breeze against silk . |
| 25 | By the end of 1969 his success had been just sufficient for him to collect some sponsorship for 1970 , when he raced in a Lotus 59 . |
| 26 | And it was desirable , or would have been , if his style had been less intimidating , if the proposed freedom had offered a colour , light or warmth to compensate for astral and angelic voices . |
| 27 | His journey had been completely unnecessary . |
| 28 | The fact that his form has been positively Bradmanesque may have something to do with this , but one suspects it has more to do with the ‘ Get Out of Jail Free ’ card he appears to be clutching . |
| 29 | ‘ Resolved that in consequence of the report of the Committee last mentioned and the charges now exhibited against the said Secretary — this meeting is of the opinion that his conduct has been highly injurious to the Interests of the College and that he be immediately dismissed . ’ |
| 30 | She looked up sharply ; his tone had been faintly mocking and the amusement was still in his eyes . |