Example sentences of "he [be] [verb] [pron] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His exclamation endorsed her suspicion , but why should he be regarding her with such a look of furious triumph on his face ? |
| 2 | Johnny 's words had left her feeling inadequate , as though he were presenting her with some enormous challenge which she did not feel equal to meet . |
| 3 | ‘ He 's meeting her in seven minutes ! |
| 4 | He 's undergoing laser treatment but as everybody will point out to you , when he 's in the Tardis and he 's operating the computer , even with his glasses on , he 's reading it like this . |
| 5 | Back with a ragga version of a Beatles song , he 's bracing himself for another savaging , but at least he 's got a hit , he tells TERRY STAUNTON . |
| 6 | He 's wearing himself to heavy ovals , |
| 7 | ‘ Perhaps he 's taking them to another field where there is more grass , ’ said the aunt . |
| 8 | ‘ But he 's helping you with that , is n't he ? ’ |
| 9 | oh yeah the people , matey 's walking along and he 's going like this and he 's pulling it as he 's doing it , he says and he 's doing it in proper time like that , but with one arm going he 's twiddling it , he 's doing it , he says no my feet are exactly like that , very effective but you can actually get fined for loosing them , you have to pay for them and its like a real , shooting sticks as well , you do n't tend to carry erm , these pay sticks you carry them like the old shooting sticks , the old you know ? |
| 10 | he 's putting one outside that door , one outside that one , one out the front and |
| 11 | four week course , but he 's running it for two hours for two weeks . |
| 12 | It was hard to conceal the sudden rush of nerves she felt when she saw the way he was watching her with that barely hidden amusement . |
| 13 | He was watching her with that same intensity she 'd seen in his face before , the one that made his eyes seem like dark sapphires . |
| 14 | He was watching her with such quiet intensity that , for just an instant , she felt as if there were no one else in the square but the two of them . |
| 15 | His lean and powerful body was relaxed in the black suit , long legs crossed towards her , chest turned towards her , and he was watching her with narrowed eyes , obviously rearranging his thoughts about her at a rate of knots . |
| 16 | There was a white line around his mouth and he was watching her with undisguised lust , as if he wanted her and hated himself for being so human . |
| 17 | It was hard to think while he was watching her like that , and even harder to follow the sudden switch in the conversation . |
| 18 | then he was watching him like this then he ran |
| 19 | Although he was no stranger to the town , now that he was on a case he was seeing it with new eyes . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'm surprised he was given it at all , really . |
| 21 | He was transporting her to another world , and she responded to him with uninhibited abandon . |
| 22 | She looked at him warily to find that he was regarding her with unprecedented tenderness . |
| 23 | ‘ You know , ’ she said resentfully , ‘ when Billy was inside he was sharing a landing with some very funny men , and one day he was telling them about that pub he bought with the cellars full of Château d'Yquem not showing off or nothing , just by way of general conversation , and they said , ‘ Nice , is it , with that stuff you lot eat ? |
| 24 | He had on the long white cloak which signified to the audience that he was wearing nothing at all . |
| 25 | Jimmy adjusted the gun so that he was holding it with both hands . |
| 26 | He was kissing her with small caresses of his mouth , teasing her cheeks and nose , tempting her brows and the corners of her mouth , so that her breath grew shallow and her body leaned against his solid frame for support . |
| 27 | He was teasing her with this leisurely foreplay , stoking the fires inside her until they reached the point where they could no longer be contained . |
| 28 | Mutinously she flicked her gaze back to where he was surveying her in stony silence . |
| 29 | He was asking me about some man called Payne who seems to have died years ago . |
| 30 | Mr Clarke told the Commons he was doing it with great reluctance . |