Example sentences of "[vb pp] him [verb] been " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first time this American woman had fellated him had been perfection . |
| 2 | Disappointment that Feargal was n't the man she had thought him had been replaced by a sadness for things not to be . |
| 3 | All along the terrace , on the low wall that bounded it , stood the statuary his father had once told him had been placed there by whoever inhabited the place before Hilbert and Lilian came . |
| 4 | The handshake with which she had greeted him had been cool and firm and her brief smile was surprisingly attractive . |
| 5 | Philip held out the paper that the chocolate bar Lee had given him had been wrapped in . |
| 6 | And gradually it came clear to him that every job the mate had given him had been carefully chosen to help him on his way to the bridge . |
| 7 | In recent months , the only countries which have welcomed him have been Yemen , Sudan and Tunisia , where the PLO has its headquarters since being driven out of Beirut in 1982 . |