Example sentences of "[noun] [v-ing] he [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Charlie 's hearing was fully restored a week later and a smile appeared on his lips for the first time when he saw Grace standing by his side pouring him a cup of tea . |
| 2 | Annie left him , and then , pregnant , offered herself in order to saddle him with someone else 's child — and this when he had just received a telegram awarding him a scholarship to Oxford . |
| 3 | Tolonen was getting to his feet , one of the guards giving him a hand . |
| 4 | write to him as well disgusting , as if you do n't , you do n't need that sort of aggravation from a teacher stirring up trouble like that making the kids making him a laughing stock , he does not need that , its just not on is it ? , and as he says I 'm sure she does it on purpose . |
| 5 | We can assume that his scepticism extended to his belief in the efficacy of non-violence because he notes that reading Tolstoy influenced him greatly and cured him of his scepticism making him a believer again in ahi sā . |
| 6 | On 1 November 1990 , Norwich Union wrote to the applicant telling him the effect of the intervention notice , and saying : |
| 7 | On 30 May 1952 a letter went from Churchill to Ramsey offering him the see of Durham . |
| 8 | Craig ran his hand through his hair so that it sprung into small curls giving him a rakish appearance . |
| 9 | ‘ residential occupier , ’ in relation to any premises , means a person occupying the premises as a residence , whether under a contract or by virtue of any enactment or rule of law giving him the right to remain in occupation or restricting the right of any other person to recover possession of the premises . |
| 10 | 1 ( 1 ) In this section " residential occupier " , in relation to any premises , means a person occupying the premises as a residence , whether under a contract or by virtue of any enactment or rule of law giving him the right to remain in occupation or restricting the right of any other person to recover possession of the premises . |
| 11 | Denis Healey himself , a long-established whipping boy , now became almost popular , with his chairmanship of the International Monetary Fund inner steering committee making him a figure of greater eminence . |
| 12 | He claimed she retaliated by turning the children against him and threatening to kill him , at one point sending him a Valentine 's Day card with skewers and a knife stuck in it . |
| 13 | Not sure whether this was a good move giving him the job . |
| 14 | He began to talk again about Stephen handing him the wedding-dress , how he 'd walked away with it and had then sat down on a seat on the promenade , not wanting to go on with his act any more . |
| 15 | ‘ 'Ere , have a go , ’ said Tom handing him the fork . |
| 16 | This simply goes along with his being the archetypal great detective , and even with Dostoevsky making him a vehicle for the airing of central thematic issues . |
| 17 | Ruddock signed a three-year deal last summer , with chief executive Terry Venables promising him a new , improved five-year contract if his poor disciplinary record improved . |
| 18 | The West End , the school certificate , Oxford , Angelo , Gielgud applauding , Coghill calling him a ‘ genius ’ and Binkie Beaumont making an offer . |
| 19 | Never a mention of the one who spent many an hour teaching him the way of things . |
| 20 | Well , it ai n't surprisin' , with 'is own wife callin' 'im a sinner , and tellin' 'im 'e ought to wash more … |
| 21 | It 's probably only that old quack Hardacre feeding him the wrong antibiotics — Agnes shared George 's view of Sir Frank ‘ — but if each course takes five days before they decide it is n't working , it can run on . |
| 22 | He was the only Ryan to wear glasses , which he was forever pushing higher on his nose , the thick lenses giving him an owlish appearance . |
| 23 | He smiled benignly at Matthew , his quiff of white hair and heavy black-framed glasses giving him the air of a learned cockatoo . |
| 24 | He had an image of Uncle Walter throwing his crutches away and Philip giving him a pheasant chick . |
| 25 | They 've been back on the phone again despite Portsmouth awarding him a new two-year contract ! |
| 26 | The fiasco started when a letter was delivered to his home in Barnet , Herts , earlier this week informing him the £9.41 cheque would not be honoured . |
| 27 | The man said something and they all laughed , the woman giving him a mock slap on the arm . |
| 28 | There stood Balboa , his shield on his arm , his cuirass gleaming on his chest , the brilliant new banner in one hand and his naked sword in the other , his plumed helmet giving him a stature far more considerable than offered by his height alone . |
| 29 | As he was bending down to pick the post up off the mat he felt a cold hand on his exposed backside — little suspecting that it was the family dog giving him a friendly greeting . |
| 30 | After the introduction of Nicholas ( 3190 – 220 ) we turn back to the carpenter , of whom , too , we are instantly given details making him a perfect fabliau character : he is married , newly and ill-matchedly so , and thus perhaps green and inexperienced as well as old and jealous : The fabliau formulae themselves produce an unjust stereotyping in this case , as the carpenter 's jealousy , although referred to again by Alison ( 3294 ) , is nowhere evident in his words or actions in the tale . |