Example sentences of "him he [verb] been " in BNC.
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| 1 | The speech sent shock waves through the medical profession , but the Prince had hit a nerve and , for all the criticism that was heaped on his head in the aftermath , the letters from the public told him he had been right . |
| 2 | For the twenty years I knew him he had been close to only three girls , maybe only one . ’ |
| 3 | When I bought him he had been ridden in an ordinary jointed snaffle , so it seemed sensible to stick to the mouthpiece with which he was familiar . |
| 4 | When Sandison had last seen him he had been a sad figure , a man approaching old age , tired , dishevelled and drunk . |
| 5 | He said the soldier told him he had been struck a glancing blow by the car , but that he had not been knocked over and afterwards had been able to continue on duty . |
| 6 | In the alleyway in which she had found him he had been protected from the evening surge of the wind , but as they began to walk towards the west it seemed to attack him . |
| 7 | When he asked about his father , his mother told him he had been a drunkard and a scoundrel . |
| 8 | A sudden exclamation told him he had been spotted . |
| 9 | Mr Carbert said that previously Gilfoyle had told him he had been a paramedic in the Falklands and had treated casualties on the battlefield . |
| 10 | Before Lee 's win , Lingdale 's Stephen Swales had lost a controversial majority points decision to Peterborough 's Liam Maltby at junior A 45kg even Maltby told him he had been robbed . |
| 11 | ‘ The last time I saw him he 'd been drinking pretty heavily and he pushed me about a bit . |
| 12 | Vernon told him he 'd been taken home in a chauffeur-driven car . |
| 13 | but he , he , I mean we 've not seen him he 's been away four years , I know he 's been coming home first , for holidays , visit , but he 's not been at home because , well we moved into that house , if you remember we moved |
| 14 | All right , I 'm , I 'm never speaking to you again because ever since you dumped him he 's been hanging around with us and he 's pissing me off ! |
| 15 | But Reid , who is also considering giving brilliant youngster Gary Flitcroft his full debut , stressed : ‘ There is no problem with Steve even though he was substituted on Saturday — to be fair to him he has been fighting a toe injury . ’ |