Example sentences of "[num] and he [be] [v-ing] " in BNC.

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1 I mean my , one of my friend 's sons , he was a computer man , he was working on his own but he 's in his I should think he 's getting on for about forty six and he was doing freelance but this recession the people who er the firms who were employing him are using their own staff and they 're not calling on him now and er he 's not done any computing for twelve months .
2 ‘ It was between half-past seven and eight and he was going towards Moorgate , why do you ask ? ’
3 So he 's took seventy three and he 's giving her seventy three she would have earned sixty three pound on her own !
4 We finished our shift at 8 and he was going at 9 , but at 8 , instead of the usual people who came to take over from us , the managing director of the company and his next-door neighbour came in their golfing clothes to pick up whatever tip was being given and we were told to push off .
5 Ann thirty five and he 's speeding now .
6 did n't turn up till quarter to twelve and he 's coming again Tuesday afternoon now between two and three .
7 He 's only one and he 's talking .
8 after being down there and he had one and he was talking to his mates when and he was going do think this 'll do me any good ?
9 And we walk in the lounge and they 've got two foot round copper covered tables , they 'd covered the original with sheet and the the there was only us two and he was polishing them , you know , getting them ready
10 He had never done faster than 1min 54sec before 1938 and he was attacking 1min 49.8sec .
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