Example sentences of "he be [v-ing] [pron] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | He is earning his living the same way in Karachi . |
2 | " He is taking me to see the book . |
3 | He 's helping me to make a chair . |
4 | No , I just started a part-time job and my boyfriend 's , come and watch them and he 's helping me cleaning the house and everything 's clean when I come home . |
5 | I could do about six different costing forms , so it 's not like you could have a yellow wallet , because , presumably he 's saying we want a yellow wallet with enquiry form , a costing form , and that is as far as you could have it anyway . |
6 | But unless John realises that he 's preventing himself getting the success he desires , through thinking that he does n't deserve it , he 'll do no more than keep cruising along . |
7 | So speaking personally , of course when the work study man comes along , and he 's timing you lifting a spanner you know , to tighten a bolt , erm and things like this , er it 's a strange feeling to have someone standing looking over your shoulder and I personally er did n't see any need for that . |
8 | He was watching her watching the dress . |
9 | He was sending her to face a hostile male and when everything was clearly laid down she was to spy on him — a thing she had refused so loudly . |
10 | Maybe he was helping her prepare the meal for the husband and the child , stifling the urge to take her in his arms . |
11 | Minutes afterwards , Fabia was still sitting stunned and hardly able to credit that she was going to Prague with Vendelin Gajdusek — that he was allowing her to use a spare room in his Prague hotel suite ! |
12 | The vet was very kind but had to explain that Lizzie had severe heart failure , repeating himself several times before Marjorie and Bill could comprehend the situation ; he was asking them to make a decision — a decision to end Lizzie 's life . |
13 | He was making her feel a bit strange again with his hand on her skin and she was at a decided disadvantage . |
14 | ‘ I should n't think there have been any shortage of women in your life who would have been delighted to make a home for you anywhere in the world ! ’ she told him waspishly , disliking the way he was making her feel a little sorry for him . |
15 | He was poising himself to launch a final attack on Grant , intending to finish him off at his leisure . |
16 | He was coaxing me to walk a bit further without having to carry me , by promising that it was just a bit further . |
17 | Rebecca was accusing her of starting the fire , and he was doing nothing to dispute the idea . |
18 | A WARTIME shell blew off a man 's hand as he was cleaning it to make an umbrella stand . |