Example sentences of "[adj] he have [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To do this he had been dropping dummies by parachute near Italian prisoner-of-war camps , and the advent of some real parachutists was an obvious gift . |
| 2 | Somewhat before this he had been introduced , probably by Anne Boleyn , to some rather more revolutionary reading matter : The Obedience of a Christian Man , written by the suspected heretic William Tyndale . |
| 3 | As he moved away from the tree it became apparent to Marian that between him and the trunk lay a substantial sack , and that it was this he had been defending so stoutly . |
| 4 | For this he has been smeared and victimised . |
| 5 | It was clear he had been beaten , his face was bruised and his ragged clothing was hanging from him . |
| 6 | He was conspicuously trying to be brave , but it was quite clear he had been devastated by the experience . |
| 7 | Even from this distance it was clear he 'd been hit several times in the chest and there was also red paint all over his visor . |
| 8 | It was known to Charles too , for in 832 he had been installed as king there , briefly , at Limoges . |
| 9 | The man had been so embarrassed he had been pretending to study the graffiti on the cell walls . |
| 10 | Salieri had never got on with Leopold II , and in 1790 he had been released from most of his court obligations , remaining as a kind of honorary kapellmeister . |
| 11 | By 1985 he had been relegated to a place in the wings while his wife , now a media star , glowed . |
| 12 | Since 1985 he has been dedicated to the development and implementation of practical/operational expert systems for different sectors of industry including aerospace . |
| 13 | Ever since he was two years old he had been captivated by the pictures of the fiery beasts in The Octarine Fairy Book . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm afraid he 's been sent off to the railway , sir . |
| 15 | Jonathan described to the court how in August 1991 he had been given a blackcurrant drink made by Allitt . |
| 16 | When his trial opened on May 26 he had been charged with complicity in genocide , and the presiding judge had only substituted the lesser charge of instigating murder at the moment of reaching a verdict . |
| 17 | As he entered the study , Stephen reflected on how fortunate he had been to obtain this man 's services . |
| 18 | He was convinced he had been tricked . |
| 19 | Since 1171 he had been negotiating with Count Humbert of Maurienne . |
| 20 | This made him aware of how much he 'd been missing before in the cold , masculine environment of the academy . |
| 21 | Gradually , during his visits there , he began to tell her how much he had been looking forward to it , and confided how he would remember their ‘ walking the policies , ( which is what Delia Sutherland called a businesslike like across her property ) and sitting up late at night drinking brandy , discussing plans . |
| 22 | When he got back to Istanbul and changed one of the notes he realised how much he had been given . |
| 23 | When he got back to Istanbul and changed one of the notes he realised how much he had been given . |
| 24 | He saw the naked longing in her amber eyes and realized for the first time how much he had been neglecting her . |
| 25 | He realizes as she says it how much he 's been missing her and all the rest of them . |
| 26 | On March 7 he had been suspended from the House of Commons for 20 days after the Commons select committee on members ' interests had on Feb. 19 upheld two allegations against him of failing to declare business dealings in the register of MPs ' interests . |
| 27 | Ludens was glad he had been to see Franca and felt sure , as he sat in another taxi bound for Victoria , that she had understood why , and in what frame of mind , he had come . |
| 28 | Derek removed his hand , glad he had been allowed to decide when he should do so . |
| 29 | She said perhaps they were naive , but she 's glad he 's been found guilty . |
| 30 | ‘ Now I am just glad he has been locked up , so he ca n't do this type of thing to anyone again . |