Example sentences of "he have [adv] [been] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | Van den Berg built a prototype … which presumably worked , because neither hide nor hair of him has ever been seen since . |
2 | To eliminate him had also been to destroy a dream . |
3 | Her attraction to him had hardly been swathed in subtlety . |
4 | Everything people said about Kelly was supposition , nothing against him had ever been proved and in this country you were innocent until proven guilty . |
5 | Since the student is describing a series of very simple events which he has just been watching , it might be expected that he would produce a highly fluent and error-free description with no hesitations . |
6 | ‘ He has just been rejected , ’ Jehan said . |
7 | He has just been appointed head of the private office of Jean Glavany , France 's Secretary of State for Technical Education . |
8 | Rupert Bear is not only the world 's tallest hot air balloon and a leading children 's favourite since 1920 , he has just been appointed the National Trust 's young ‘ green ’ spokesman , or should one say spokesbear . |
9 | This book is also different to ‘ To Kill a Mockingbird ’ because there are no racist scenes , only prejudice towards Imamu from both the Police and in some cases the Aimsleys , when their daughter goes missing and they think that because he is a street boy who comes from Harlem , a lower class area than Brooklyn and that he has just been acquitted on a murder rap , he 's got something to do with Perk 's disappearance . |
10 | If Albany speaks , it suggests an attempt to reassert authority he has just been trying to give away ( as Gurr proposes about as upbeat a close as leaving Denmark in Fortinbras 's control ) . |
11 | He has just been pulverized by a being from the other side of the galaxy and what does he do ? |
12 | But whether an inexperienced schoolboy can be all right after the type of traumatic experience to which he has just been subjected I would not care to say . |
13 | Since his debut in 1984 , he has largely been cast in the role of workhorse for West Indies , his seemingly effortless , languid approach to the wicket enabling him to bowl fairly long spells , even in hot and humid conditions . |
14 | He has previously been linked with the Chargers and a move down the Calfornian coast may be on the cards . |
15 | He is currently being held in 9 avril Prison where he has reportedly been held virtually naked for up to four days in cachots ( small damp isolation cells ) . |
16 | And there he has obstinately been retained , despite a long run of failure unprecedented in my experience among specialist batsmen . |
17 | Having worked his way up via his own live spoof chat show Vic 's Big Night Out , he has latterly been guesting on television 's One Hour With Jonathan Ross , a show whose format bears a strong resemblance to Reeves 's own showcase . |
18 | He has frequently been called upon to give expert evidence in firearms cases . |
19 | He has frequently been compared to Morse and Wexford for detailed atmosphere and strong characterisation . |
20 | Well but I mean , Brian was saying himself you know he ca n't remember at least he 's says he 's been working down London when he has n't been earning a hundred pound a day you know , it 's something , we just accepted it , he said over the years I 've been earning a hundred pound a day he says , and that was it you know yo yo just do . |
21 | But he has n't been heard from since . |
22 | I ca n't understand why he has n't been dismissed , ’ said Miss Knox , who lives in fear of meeting McConville again . |
23 | Another fine prospect is Adrian Davies , the Cambridge University captain , but he has n't been blessed with much luck recently and I hope his experiences in Australia , when some of his team-mates threw in the towel , will not have destroyed his confidence . |
24 | He has n't been seen since . |
25 | and he ha he has n't been trained up fully yet so he , you know but plus , the course he 's on at er college is n't doing him any good . |
26 | He should have cos he has n't been eating . |
27 | Erm because he would like to make a comment on the exceptions policy , he has n't been invited to participate tomorrow , er I have exercised some latitude and said yes I will be happy to hear what he has to say , erm there is a prescribed time limit of which he is aware . |
28 | No he has n't been fired , he 's quitting . |
29 | Hiya darling , hiya no I was really surprised cos he has n't been drinking his juice , and that went down |
30 | Which is odd , since he has n't been doing any work for me . ’ |