Example sentences of "[verb] he is [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I am just hoping and praying he is not going to be used as a human shield . |
| 2 | Solid as a bull whale in his confidence and peering through eyes that suggest he is not lacking in a little magic himself , Hugh Smith calmly rebuts every argument that London is in decline . |
| 3 | I know the name " — is partially explained by the fact that the stage directions suggest he is still looking at Chetwyn , but we infer Anderson 's absent-mindedness from his response because any confusion over the referent of the question is unlikely , assuming that Anderson , as a participant in the Colloquium ( albeit an unenthusiastic one ) , knows that the venue is Prague . |
| 4 | A way round this hearsay evidence is for the officer to say ‘ The passenger Mr. Jones says he is not licensed to drive this car so I am reporting you ( the defendant ) for quitting a vehicle ’ etc . |
| 5 | But the co-ordinator of the elderly peoples ' service development programme Paul Cousins says he is not looking for uniformity . |
| 6 | He says he has a mean spirit on the golf course and he says he is not having fun , but he also says " this is my joy " . " |
| 7 | But he says he is n't hurt by gay slurs . |
| 8 | The FBI spokesman said Koresh , who says he is badly wounded , had told them he ‘ received a message from God instructing him to wait . ’ |
| 9 | Kinnaird , who is chairing the seminar , says he is regularly asked to find a woman for a senior management job ‘ all other things being equal ’ . |
| 10 | The question of his knowing , or possibly failing to know that he is in the state he says he is in does not arise . |
| 11 | Mr MacConachie , of Ashcroft Road , says he is highly honoured by the Royal appointment , which stems from his involvement in many community projects and charities . |
| 12 | He says he is now living in fear , having been told that an £80,000 contract has been taken out on his life . |
| 13 | Robert says he is more settled at school but is having to work very hard this year . |
| 14 | Chen says he is still looking for new sources of finance that would enable the company to re-hire the 320 people thrown out of work by the closure , but does not hold out much hope . |
| 15 | And he says he is still learning about them almost half a century on . |
| 16 | He says he is very tempted . |
| 17 | Oh oh god , I hope he is n't listening . |
| 18 | I hope he is n't going to expect you to listen to him singing again . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I hope he is not going to be taller than me . |
| 20 | Clint Eastwood ‘ When a naked man is chasing a woman through an alley with a butcher 's knife and a hard-on , I figure he is n't collecting for the Red Cross , ’ Dirty Harry |
| 21 | In the Commons , the Prime Minister has said he is still consulting with the United States over the situation in Bosnia . |
| 22 | And suing him is n't going to help it . |
| 23 | By now it must be obvious that bullying him is n't going to work . |
| 24 | But nothing much has happened this year to suggest he is about to start firing . |
| 25 | I did n't like the feeling ; it brought it home to me how much you are judged by how you look , all the time , and how weird it feels when you are talking to this compere , and all the time you know he is n't listening to a word you are saying , just looking down your cleavage . |
| 26 | I understand he is particularly attracted by France , with St. Etienne possibly poised to renew their recent interest . |
| 27 | ‘ On the contrary , I understand he is greatly looking forward to it . ’ |
| 28 | I believe he is already carrying the geranium . |
| 29 | But I believe he is still seething about being dragged into the debate and left to look the villain of the piece . |
| 30 | Although Batty is my favourite player probably I would say his form is the least ‘ inspirational ’ , and yet I think his role is to be solid and dependable … so I reckon he is still doing his job and I also do nt see anyone doing it better . |