Example sentences of "[noun] have [be] [v-ing] he [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Now Becky Blandford , although separated from her husband has been defending him on the daytime television programme , This morning .
2 Short had been saving him for the Ascot race .
3 Mr Fennell was worried because he thought nobody came to meet you , ’ he said , and she knew by his expression that the ancient tyrant had been upbraiding him on this account .
4 MILLWALL defender Colin Cooper showed why Nottingham Forest have been pursuing him with a fine display in their 2–1 win at DERBY .
5 The country was beckoning again , and his friend van Rappard had been telling him about Drenthe , a remote moorland region in the north of Holland which was starting to attract artists .
6 His father had been shielding him from the stones coming through .
7 Worse , Riley had been chiding him for not providing a string of exclusive MacQuillan stories but the ones he had written were being held over until they were out of date or appeared elsewhere .
8 The answer had been staring him in the face .
9 Detectives have been hunting him since the discovery of a bomb factory in a London flat shortly before last Christmas .
10 Surely here was the evidence that Jaq 's Emperor-sent impetus had been leading him toward .
11 Tulagai was flushed and it was apparent that Jotan had been baiting him for some time .
12 I did n't have another bridesmaid , nor did I have Southall in a cart , which Clare had been training him for , as a surprise for me .
13 Margaret had been seeing him for nearly a year and Maura had the feeling that they were going to get married .
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