Example sentences of "[noun pl] but he [verb] been " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why these particular prints stand out in my opinion from so many produced for the tourists of the time , is because the artist has not just reproduced his drawings on to plates but he has been able to produce marks that are alive and work within the context of the print . |
| 2 | Owen himself rather enjoyed the views but he had been a little surprised to learn that they had also drawn the Prince . |
| 3 | This pistol was so heavy that he could not , of course , stick it in his belt ; it was all he could do to lift it with both hands But he had been so enthusiastic about it that he had willingly gone through the laborious loading of its honeycomb of barrels , one after another , and now it was ready to wreak destruction . |
| 4 | Billy had certainly been making some enquiries but he had been misinformed , Danny thought . |
| 5 | Shaw spent most of his time on organization and records ; he was rarely involved directly in inquiries but he had been a first-class man on the ground . |