Example sentences of "he have [been] [art] [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Barton saluted ( he had been the smallest soldier in the army ) , and took a cab back to the conference , closely followed by Amaranth . |
| 2 | He had been the brightest pupil at the Athenaeum , the Glasgow School of Music . |
| 3 | His name in those far-off days had not been Fedorov ; he had been the youngest son of a noble family , with high hopes of a distinguished military career . |
| 4 | He had been the youngest ever to head the ancient , honourable Fiana ; there had been seven years within its ranks only , and he had been intoxicated with the knowledge . |
| 5 | For me he 's been the best player on the field this first half . |