Example sentences of "[verb] he [was/were] [verb] [pron] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | And er this erm tt As I say this old man , he he he 'd did n't like coming in too soon in the morning , and er a I could see he was finding it a bit difficult to find both our wages out of his money , although I got there to time and worked . |
| 2 | By the week 's end the proctologist was saying that it had been the best goddamned vacation he had ever taken , and as we passed the bunkering moorings near McIllvanney 's yard I saw him take Ellen aside and I guessed he was offering her a job . |
| 3 | Arthur Ibbetson , the English cameraman who worked with him on several occasions , first notes how alarmed he was to discover what a bad skin Richard had and then enthuses without pause about the shape of his face , his professionalism , his patience . |
| 4 | She thought he was throwing her a sop and it steeled her . |
| 5 | Roman did n't take kindly to any woman 's refusal , and he no doubt thought he was doing her an honour in wanting her when he thought she had belonged to Garry . |
| 6 | He probably was k feeling kind because he thought he was giving you a nice stick . |
| 7 | But yesterday he announced he was calling it a day . |
| 8 | ‘ He said he was making them an offer they could n't accept . |