Example sentences of "been [v-ing] [prep] him [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 've been looking at him since the start of the season . |
| 2 | Everything had been going so well this time ; leaving Glasgow on Saturday anticipation had been high , Amanda had even been waiting for him on the pavement outside her flat . |
| 3 | Although the citadel had been rebuilt by the Emperor Gia Long in 1802 , its palaces and temples had been designed and constructed faithfully in the style favoured by China 's Ming emperors and at the entrance to the Dai Noi , the Imperial City itself , Tran Van Hieu had been waiting for him in the shadow of the Ngo Mon , the " Bull Gate " roofed in gold tiles like the Gate of Heavenly Peace in Peking . |
| 4 | Then Waddell 's alibi , Donald Carmichael , who had said at Meehan 's trial that Waddell had been staying with him on the night of the murder , now admitted this was a lie . |
| 5 | I have been speaking to him on the phone and we have decided that it would be in everyone 's interest to postpone First Holy Communion until the last Sunday of term , July 15th . |
| 6 | Then Riven asked the question that had been gnawing at him for the last day : ‘ What about Murtach ? ’ |
| 7 | He had then been dragged behind the vehicle and held down while the man who had been sitting beside him during the journey drove the car over his legs . |
| 8 | I mean , if you 'd been talking to him during the lesson he 'd say , well , if you want to talk about it , leave it till after the lesson . |
| 9 | It started to get out of proportion in that he , Ray has been talking to him about the impact of the summer season in Scarborough in terms of how long it takes his staff to get from A to B. |
| 10 | Mr Davidson 's father , Robert Snr , said Mrs Holmes had been working for him for the last eight years . |