Example sentences of "who [vb past] [adv] been " in BNC.
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| 1 | But men who 'd probably been men since the age of 14 , when they decided that school was a wank and that , rather than hanging around waiting for a dead-end job , they 'd go out and find their own way to make a living . |
| 2 | The farmer Colin French , who 'd already been prosecuted five times , was given a suspended jail sentence and banned from keeping four species of farm animal for fifteen years . |
| 3 | There was worse to come just minutes later , when striker , Dave Mitchell , who 'd already been booked , charged carelessly into a tackle . |
| 4 | When Creed called , Jed was watching a news report about a vulture who 'd just been arrested on a murder charge . |
| 5 | Rupert , who 'd just been appointed Tory Minister for Sport , eyed Mrs Sherwood back . |
| 6 | ‘ The look on your face was like a naughty schoolgirl who 'd just been caught with a stolen pie . |
| 7 | They got the idea when Rex , who 'd just been made redundant , was talking to a friend of his who was also out of work . |
| 8 | And then the guitarist went from Davey to Bernie Watson , who 'd previously been with Screaming Lord Sutch 's band ; then from Bernie to Roger Dean ( yes , the one who does all that artwork on Yes albums ) and from Roger Dean to Eric , and then Eric to Greeny and then to Mick Taylor … ’ |
| 9 | An owner , who 'd clearly been mistreating it , gave it back to its breeders . |
| 10 | He pushed that from his mind , and his mind filled instead with the face of a lad on a bicycle who 'd once been friendly , and the face of another who did n't mind playing Find the Penny in the hut on the golf-course . |
| 11 | A man who 'd once been engaged to her sister . |
| 12 | All her joy drained away like water spilled on sand as instead of Penry Vaughan 's tall , broad-shouldered figure she came face to face with the woman who 'd once been his wife . |
| 13 | There were signs of a bullet wound and also two large moles in the chest area which , the court heard , matched the description of car dealer Stephen Davison who 'd earlier been reported missing from his home in Swindon . |
| 14 | It 's not that Malcolm was a father-figure to us — as some have said — he was more like an elder brother who 'd actually been out there in the world and done it so he had the confidence and experience . |
| 15 | She who 'd never been one to chatter , prattling away now like a child : |
| 16 | It was like being a child again , but a secure one rather than someone like her who 'd never been encouraged to cry out her troubles and fears . |
| 17 | And what did you think plane someone who 'd never been away from |
| 18 | I was just interested in whether you thought she disliked Nicola so much because she 'd started an affair with a man who 'd recently been her lover — you . |
| 19 | It broke Perdita 's heart that Ricky , who 'd only been out of top-class polo for three years , was totally ignored . |
| 20 | ‘ On top of that , my grandfather was a particularly stalwart member of the church — one who 'd always been admired , feared even , for his rigid adherence to the faith . ’ |
| 21 | Although Ross was still obviously the same hard , unshakeable man who 'd always been master of his own emotions , it did seem to Laura that he was now acting in an oddly constrained manner . |
| 22 | When the comm blinked into life , I saw face that I vaguely recognized — a Famlio enforcer named Pulvidon , who had lately been rising rapidly through the ranks . |
| 23 | The disloyal Duke , who had frequently been rebellious , was exiled to the Neustrian monastery of Jumieges . |
| 24 | The horse , who had steadily been moving along in a quiet way , gave a strange little leap and she realised she had inadvertently dug her heels into his side . |
| 25 | This included £329,000 to Iroquois , covering fees over the four-and-a-half months that he chaired Eagle , £33,000 to Iroquois ' lawyer and two blank cheques for £250,000 presented to Richard Smith and Clive Whiley , who had just been sacked as directors of Eagle . |
| 26 | It was his grandson who , in 1831 , enlisted the help of a Lambton , who had just been made Earl of Durham , to prove his claim to the Earldom of Perth . |
| 27 | Our fathers , who had just been demobbed , struggled to build |
| 28 | When Professor Aldini applied galvanism to the face of a felon who had just been cut down from the gallows , |
| 29 | After 87 minutes Luton 's woe was complete as Sharp headed in a cross from Bernard , who had just been denied by another splendid stop from Chamberlain . |
| 30 | Everyone put on their coats and crowded to the gate with that mixture of patronage and curiosity reserved by old prisoners for those who had just been shot down . |