Example sentences of "he [was/were] [verb] [verb] [pers pn] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He could n't actually tell me what was going on because that would put him in shtuck but he was trying to tip me the wink . |
| 2 | Though He was made sign the statement might pass , it would scarcely be idiomatic to say He was made give them the money . |
| 3 | He was forced to tell her the heartbreaking news that : ‘ Mummy is n't coming back . ’ |
| 4 | He was going to give her a job . |
| 5 | Well , he was going to give them the chance , was n't he ? |
| 6 | Having set it up , he said he was going to give us a demonstration coaching session . |
| 7 | He then accepted this and he told me he was going to pay me the other £2,500 in Turkey in Turkish money . ’ |