Example sentences of "[adv] he [verb] been " in BNC.
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| 31 | If only he 'd been able to finish off the plastic swan and the weeping-kid picture there 'd have been some hope for the flat . |
| 32 | He fantasized about all the ones he could have had if only he 'd been sure that a gnarled form in holey sweaters would n't join them at 1 a.m . |
| 33 | Ledeen noticed that the official was looking unusually tanned ; perhaps he had been skiing ? |
| 34 | He was n't one of the grooms himself , though perhaps he had been one , somewhere , sometime . |
| 35 | But perhaps he had been tired , and what with hearing so much about the wretched Monument … |
| 36 | Perhaps he had been surprised to be greeted by an adult who did n't either admonish or cross-examine him . |
| 37 | Perhaps he had been kidnapped or for some reason forced to adopt another identity , in which case he could be trusted to reappear , several reigns later , cover himself in glory and inherit the throne . |
| 38 | Perhaps he had been moved by the bishop of Lucca 's protest , for among these anathemas he included two which seem not to have been discussed , but which were relevant to his protest . |
| 39 | Perhaps he had been bored , perhaps he simply had n't believed in the danger . |
| 40 | He was speaking rather excitedly , and I thought perhaps he had been drinking . |
| 41 | Perhaps he had been arrogant , and certainly he had been imperious . |
| 42 | Perhaps he had been told when he was first taken to Court . |
| 43 | It occurred to her that perhaps he had been drinking again . |
| 44 | Perhaps he had been standing at that spot , gazing out over the river towards the mountains or maybe with bowed head , grieving for his lover . |
| 45 | Perhaps he had been trying to pluck up courage to tell Wycliffe himself . |
| 46 | Perhaps he had been an illusion . |
| 47 | Perhaps he had been a little too harsh with her . |
| 48 | Perhaps he had been banished outside . |
| 49 | But perhaps he had been to a Harley Street specialist — it was easier to imagine the long holiday being recommended behind thick net curtains in one of those tall houses with several brass plates on the door . |
| 50 | Perhaps he had been so fascinated by the sight of the advancing waters that he had delayed his escape too long . |
| 51 | Perhaps he had been stupid , but had he actually done any damage ? |
| 52 | Perhaps he had been caught unawares by a flashgun ? |
| 53 | Perhaps he had been knocked down , or had died of a heart attack . |
| 54 | Perhaps he had been wrong ? |
| 55 | But perhaps he 'd been over-excited . |
| 56 | Perhaps he 'd been referring to someone else as well ? |
| 57 | I thought perhaps he 'd been to you and sort of were you interested and he he 'd come back . |
| 58 | He is wearing his traditional outfit of pinstriped suit , pinstriped shirt , spotted tie and Gucci shoes ; or perhaps he has been home and changed , and is now sporting yellow cords , a maroon V-necked jersey , and highly polished brown brogues . |
| 59 | Perhaps he has been too busy writing letters to his colleagues in the Cabinet — a matter to which I shall return later . |
| 60 | Perhaps he has been promoted a little too rapidly and a little too high . |