Example sentences of "[vb pp] that he have been " in BNC.

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1 An Italian engineer recently arrested in connection with the supergun affair disclosed that he had been employed by SRC associate company ATI to co-ordinate production of supergun parts in Italy , Switzerland and the UK .
2 Sullivan later claimed that he had been given no instructions on this point .
3 His comrades immediately claimed that he had been the victim of Leftist aggression and demanded retribution .
4 The master at this time , J.W. , was in trouble when it was reported that he had been boarding some of the officers and two of their relatives in his own apartments under a private arrangement .
5 Corbett spent the rest of the evening analysing what he knew and had learnt but soon realised that he had been drawn into a maze of marshy morass and the more he probed , the more puzzled he became .
6 Therefore in borderline cases the prosecution might have to rely on the severity of injury and damage , or the noise of the accident , to help prove to the court beyond all reasonable doubt that the driver must have realised that he had been involved in an accident .
7 He had expected to have a little chat with his boy , but the headmaster had explained that he had been put to bed early because he had an important French test the next day .
8 When it was heard that he had been shot in the legs at the time of his arrest , the reporters assured their readers that the general view of the British people was , ‘ A pity they did n't aim a bit higher . ’
9 Mr Aichi had had to withdraw his candidature for the governorship of Miyagi prefecture when it was revealed that he had been on the take .
10 Zakir thanked me and then quietly revealed that he had been watching me for several days .
11 When Conchis had said that he 'd been down on Moutsa the week before , it had been this one fact , the sweet womanish perfume , that had puzzled me .
12 Not only was he being fearfully indiscreet , but it was said that he had been foolish enough actually to marry her and to install her in a cottage in the palace grounds .
13 Having said that he 's been out that long you know Alan and Cooper he 'll not want to miss any more football surely ?
14 Just as with other heroes like Arthur and Charlemagne , it was thought that he had been transported to another time or place to await his country 's greatest need .
15 Burton was not told that he had been superseded , and it was not until February 1856 that he sent in his fee account , which was received by the Treasury ‘ with great surprise ’ .
16 said : ‘ This court has on numerous occasions held that the effect of Ord. 29 , r. 1(5) of the County Court Rules 1981 is that the contemnor must be personally served with a properly drafted notice which recites in clear and unambiguous detail the following : ( 1 ) the order of the court or undertaking given to the court in respect of which he has been found in breach ; ( 2 ) the respects in which it is alleged that he has been in breach ; ( 3 ) the findings of the judge as to the alleged breaches ; ( 4 ) the period of committal to which he has been sentenced and ( 5 ) that he may apply to the court to purge his contempt and seek his release .
17 The students wondered if something had offended him , but later understood that he had been very depressed and had been still further depressed by the sight of everyone 's work .
18 At the time it was rumoured that he had been murdered or committed suicide .
19 Here was possibly the second most powerful man in the land , dying , rumoured that he had been poisoned .
20 It was known that he had been archbishop of Canterbury between 1006 and 1012 , and that he had been killed by the Danes for refusing to pay Danegeld .
21 But if the additional candidate is not elected , he will still have been useful to his party provided that he has been able to collect votes which on his elimination are transferred to stronger running-mates still in need of them .
22 On closer questioning it was found that he had been harbouring strong transsexual feelings for some while and that the injury resulted from an urge to initiate a sex change .
23 The action arose out of a Privy Council hearing of his appeal against his dismissal from the Singapore bar following his conviction for fraud , when the Privy Council had found that he had been the victim of " grievous injustice " and expressed " deep disquiet that by a series of misjudgments [ he had ] been fined , imprisoned and publicly disgraced for offences for which [ he was ] not guilty " [ see p. 37086 ] .
24 When the code was broken , it was found that he had been taking placebo rather than ursodeoxycholic acid .
25 The man had been found near Southwark Bridge at the turn of the tide : he had grounded at low tide , and it had been assumed that he had been carried down river with the ebb .
26 The left-wing Dev Sol group later announced that he had been " punished " for his participation in the 1980 military coup .
27 It will be Lt Col Stewart 's first public appearance since it was announced that he has been awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his courage and leadership during his tour of duty in Bosnia .
28 It will be Lt Col Stewart 's first public appearance since it was announced that he has been awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his courage and leadership during his tour of duty in Bosnia .
29 Marital work was accepted by these parents in an effort to solve the problem , and progress was made once the father finally admitted that he had been told at work that he was too domineering and was unable to delegate responsibility to his juniors .
30 Castro subsequently admitted that he had been opposed to the removal of the missiles , and his adamant refusal to allow US inspections to be carried out on Cuban territory ( despite Soviet pressure ) testifies to the anger and resentment that he felt over the fact that matters which vitally affected Cuban sovereignty were settled without his knowledge or consent .
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