Example sentences of "but then he [verb] been " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was surprised by his hatred sometimes , but then he 'd been born there and grown up , while she was second-generation American . |
| 2 | He did n't mind admitting that he was attracted to Phil Prior , but then he had been attracted to many girls in the past . |
| 3 | But then he had been wrong about his eldest son . |
| 4 | She had seen Guy fight before at the river crossing , but then he had been quick and efficient . |
| 5 | He 's never oversexed or silly , but then he 's been brought up not to be . |
| 6 | George Bush has too , but then he 's been a rather busy fellow of late . |
| 7 | But then he 's been burning gold every few days for ten years . |