Example sentences of "[adv] [subord] he have [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He felt annoyed at first but then he realized that he was running far better than he had been the previous day and that he was n't even trying . |
| 2 | Nor was he helped by being up against the mighty deeds of the West Indies in his first two series , and perhaps if he had been able to cut his teeth on something less difficult the story might have had a happier turn to it . |
| 3 | Perhaps if he 'd been around more , he might have held the club together . |
| 4 | In fact it seems more likely that Picasso felt that the Demoiselles as he decided to accept or leave it represented a truly astonishing challenge with which he himself must come to terms ; obviously if he had been dissatisfied with the look of the painting he would not have left it as it is , and it has been argued that the stylistic discrepancies within the painting are essential to its iconography , to the message which it is intended to convey . |
| 5 | ‘ Only if he 's been murdered , ’ said Milton . |
| 6 | You would n't have spoken so if he 'd been alive , ’ Miss Phoebe protested . |
| 7 | Edmund Barham 's wooden acting as Carlos would have mattered less if he had been vocally more alluring and if his stilted phrasing had taken a hint from Mark Elder 's conducting . |
| 8 | Otherwise , there may be good reasons why he has not advanced , perhaps because he has been ill or over-tired . |
| 9 | Rostov knew that the Simonova was underway only because he had been advised of the fact by the voder of the ship 's information system . |
| 10 | It was risky , especially considering he 'd been out just that previous evening , putting sugar in car and motorbike petrol tanks , but it might be a good idea anyway . |
| 11 | When questioned , Mason , the carpenter , agreed that it was he who had raised the flag , but said that he had done so because he had been prematurely informed of the relief of Mafeking . |
| 12 | Driving very slowly over the narrow bridges spanning the fast flowing streams which stemmed from the River Ouse , he noticed that a massive flock of coots had flown in while he had been away . |
| 13 | So er how does Paul relish the prospect of of playing up front , cos it 's a role that er he has n't played in while he 's been at County is n't it ? |
| 14 | In a postscript Dr. Yeats reported that he had subsequently seen both Dr. Thackeray and Mr. Leech who had been together since he had been with them on the previous day . |
| 15 | But even some admirers were puzzled by the aggressively public way he has pursued it , the more so since he has been careful to acknowledge that there may not be enough rebels to defeat the Government 's legislation with — ‘ a sad day for me ’ — Labour 's help . |
| 16 | We regard it as almost unthinkable that Parliament should have authorised the Serious Fraud Office to continue the exercise of inquisitorial powers against the accused not merely after he had been charged but also ( as Mr. Pleming accepts and asserts ) throughout his trial . |
| 17 | What I am trying to do is identify genetic potential long before the birth of the infant , and therefore long before he has been affected by his environment . |
| 18 | Germany 's captain Nikki Pilic , who had barely put the debacle surrounding Germany 's Olympic nominations behind him , came in for criticism for not resting Becker from the second day 's doubles , especially after he had been forced to play himself into the ground to beat Luis Mattar over five sets in exhausting heat on the first day . |
| 19 | One year into marriage he became irritable , demanding and critical , much as he had been in earlier relationships . |
| 20 | MUCH AS he has been donning the hornrimmed glasses and adopting his Clark Kent persona of late , Curtly Ambrose has few equals when it comes to persuading a cricket ball to move faster than a speeding bullet or leap tall batsmen in a single bound . |
| 21 | The dean in his address expressed his pleasure in installing the new mayor , especially as he had been asked to serve as his chaplain during the mayor 's year of office . |
| 22 | ‘ Words just ca n't express how I feel about the man who did this — especially as he had been drinking . |
| 23 | Especially as he has been getting a rough deal from some sections of the crowd . |
| 24 | ‘ Fred Proctor asked him to sit down as he had been speaking long enough . |
| 25 | Only when he 's been drinking he just — he — ’ |
| 26 | Peskova took her up to the top room — the big room beneath the eaves- and locked her in as he had been told to . |
| 27 | so as he 'd been trying to get through it was always engaged . |
| 28 | I have been following with interest the Gardeners ' World programmes where Nigel Colborn had been designing a new garden , especially when he had been using plants for the shady corner . |
| 29 | ‘ Especially when he 's been cagey enough to tie the showing to a charity affair , ’ Caroline had added with a sigh . |
| 30 | And the great stars were swimming through where he had been . |