Back in 2035, old Ben ends the show observing that "sometimes life has a better plan."

You want to go and ask old Ben the blacksmith about that.

Everyone exclaimed in surprise and old Ben looked round with satisfaction.

Good old Ben must have pulled some awfully strong strings.

"Madame would like to see you upstairs," old Ben told him, in his dry voice.

In 1946, 11 year old Ben was chosen to act as a village boy "little ox" and became a child star.

But old Ben, he went and put the fear of God in those rebels.

I expect old Ben will keep order pretty good now.

She spoke in a soft, quiet voice and old Ben looked at her in surprise.

Mary decided she liked old Ben, although he was sometimes bad-tempered.