Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] [v-ing] he [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The cold was making him shiver . |
| 2 | Matthew could see that anxiety was making him sound angry and bullying , qualities which Cindy Hill , in her current distressed state , was bound to find threatening . |
| 3 | He quite liked the feeling it gave him , but he did n't know if it was it or the drink was making him feel rather dizzy . |
| 4 | Matron thought the shock was making him talk gibberish but Endill understood what he was trying to say . |
| 5 | The fumes from the beer that had once been stored in the barrel were making him feel rather sick . |
| 6 | ‘ Because , ’ the Doctor answered , a little hoarse himself , ‘ the enhancer works both ways , and the Old One 's survival instinct is letting him draw on its excess life-force to try and bring it back into the world . |
| 7 | Anger was making him sweat . |
| 8 | His disappointment at missing out added to the way the illness was making him feel . |
| 9 | The two control sample carers ( Mrs Mitchell 's daughter and Mrs Wilkins ' nephew ) were both still quite definite about wanting to see their relative in institutional care ; Mrs Mitchell 's daughter said that she was becoming more and more anxious about her mother being at risk at home ; and Mrs Wilkins ' nephew saying that she was more than ever in need of care , and the strain upon him of having to cope with her difficult personality was making him wish even more acutely for institutional care . |
| 10 | He did not suspect whose money was helping him become a partner . |
| 11 | Zednik is helping him overcome that . |