Example sentences of "he be [verb] [pers pn] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said , ‘ Angie … ’ and she stood aside to let him in , lost for words , then followed him to the kitchen , as if he were showing her the way . |
| 2 | He is giving it the look . |
| 3 | So he 's shouting it the boy like . |
| 4 | " Do n't know whether he 's showing us the gun because he 's afraid of us , or so that we 'll be afraid of him . " |
| 5 | And all the while , while he was handing him the plate of meat and bread , and while he was holding the cup to the trembling lips , a little silvery voice was beating inside Fergus 's head : this is all wrong . |
| 6 | He was telling her the cage door was open but she was still chained to the bars . |
| 7 | Lizzie had bought the kind of steak he liked and now he was cooking it the way he wanted . |
| 8 | Swinging himself into the saddle , Guy turned Chalon 's head towards Winchester and began to consider the various means whereby he could ensure that Isabel belonged to him while he was giving her the time she needed . |
| 9 | He was offering me the trip of a lifetime , and all I had to do was take care of the meals . |
| 10 | He was offering her the protection of his house and name . |