Example sentences of "and [verb] he [verb] been [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I heard a scuffle outside and presumed he 'd been escorted from the building , but before leaving he pushed a News of the World Christmas card under the door offering me £40,000 for an interview . |
| 2 | Riven blinked , and realised he had been staring at nothing for a long minute . |
| 3 | He then stopped himself in mid-sentence and claimed he had been joking . |
| 4 | Once there he held a much-publicised news conference during which he ridiculed American intelligence and claimed he had been held in captivity by the CIA . |
| 5 | My son-in-law came home a few weeks ago and confessed he 'd been having an affair with a girl in his office . |
| 6 | I later interviewed the bemused recordist , and established he had been given two portable stereo tape recorders , which he had laid on the ground pointing in opposite directions . |
| 7 | Mungo caught Jos 's eye , and knew he had been forgiven . |
| 8 | And to think he 'd been agonizing about what line to take on Bartocci 's conspiracy theory ! |
| 9 | He still insisted he had done nothing to be ashamed of and said he had been cleared of wrongdoing by his ‘ constant friend ’ Mr Major . |
| 10 | The MP vigorously denied assault and said he had been struck by the officer . |
| 11 | He thought he was covered to drive another vehicle , and said he had been told as much on the telephone by his insurers . |
| 12 | Mr Templeton said that minutes later he had spoken to a policeman who contradicted that information and said he had been told that there was someone in the building . |
| 13 | Mr Wakil denounced Mr Najibullah for cowardice in trying to flee and said he had been forced to resign as head of the ruling Watan ( Homeland ) Party . |
| 14 | When questioned by police he confessed to the killing and said he 'd been drinking and taking amphetamines . |
| 15 | So it was a happy coincidence that the Rev Alan Mackenzie at the same Congress was able to announce that he had recently attended a meeting between Sir Keith Joseph , then Secretary of State for Social Services , and representatives of other national voluntary organisations concerned with the deaf and the hard of hearing , where the Minister 's intention of setting up a permanent committee to help and advise him had been discussed . |
| 16 | Has the minister indicated Madam Speaker , this is my point of order , whether or not he intends to come before the house to acknowledge the reality of the two tier system and to admit he has been misleading the house . |