Example sentences of "be [v-ing] he [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After all , you are seeing him in ten minutes . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ They 're tearing him into four , ’ said Snodgrass . |
| 3 | If you put wellies down you 're blocking him for another turn are n't you ? |
| 4 | For the skin condition we 're bathing him in Nizoral shampoo which gets rid of the fungus growth and makes the skin better and more stable . |
| 5 | They 're following him in unmarked cars . |
| 6 | Ludens was by now , in an ordinary sense , more used to being with Marcus , less afraid of ‘ saying the wrong thing ’ , and had resolved today to ask a crude question which had been troubling him for some time . |
| 7 | Tulagai was flushed and it was apparent that Jotan had been baiting him for some time . |
| 8 | My only worry is that I 'm turning him into New Boy with an unhealthy interest in housework . |
| 9 | Mr Fennell was worried because he thought nobody came to meet you , ’ he said , and she knew by his expression that the ancient tyrant had been upbraiding him on this account . |
| 10 | yes but you were , forgive me Lord you were asking him about deliberate er deceit or there would n't be any point in deliberately , get the exact word , misleading the prospective purchaser |
| 11 | Hundreds of rats were watching him with bright , anxious little eyes . |
| 12 | I have been watching him for some weeks , and I accuse him publicly — before the whole school ! ’ |
| 13 | She had been watching him for half an hour staring out at the view , motionless . |
| 14 | And some go on to accuse him of tunnel-vision , saying they doubt whether he ever really wanted a peaceful settlement in the Gulf ; whether he now has a view of what American policy after the war should be ; and whether his single-minded determination to win the war is blinding him to other dangers . |
| 15 | Sedgemore has improved so much since entering top grade rugby that club coach Alex Evans is tipping him for international honours . |
| 16 | But Joyce , his creator , is watching him as one of his own timorous school boys might watch a particularly daring companion , admiring , fearful , disapproving , conscious of unresolved guilt , above all divided . |
| 17 | But I followed him , and I have been following him since that day . |
| 18 | She trusted him , for her own part , without reserve or doubt ; but she was trusting him for those who crossed the river and took the risks . |
| 19 | For several days , maybe up to a week before that , whatever I was doing it was leading him to that decision . |
| 20 | Ari wondered whether she was betraying him in some way by leaving him alone with the dreaded sibling of Cabochon Crevecoeur . |
| 21 | ‘ What do you mean , ma'am ? ’ the sergeant grunted suspiciously , over-sensitive in his present mood , and fearful the superintendent was blaming him for some unknown misdemeanour . |
| 22 | Harry denied in his letters that this fact was influencing him in any way . |
| 23 | Brückner was watching him with wide , frightened eyes . |
| 24 | He noticed that Hari was watching him with dull eyes . |
| 25 | Beryl was watching him with suspicious eyes . |
| 26 | then he was watching him like this then he ran |
| 27 | The Indian was telling him about this little fish that lives in the river and — you can guess the rest ! ! ! |
| 28 | Anyway our Darren came in , and I 'm gon na forget Darren came to the caravan and I was telling him about these wet sheets and beds and the mirrors done and what I was doing there and Oh he said and about the mattress he said and I said to him mattress , it 's still the same mattress . |
| 29 | But now he was cuddling me and whispering in my ear with helpless pleading , " Hold me — hold me — " Suddenly I was hugging him with all my strength ; our bodies were strung tight together and we were kissing each other 's cheeks with little frantic kisses — we could n't bear to draw apart even enough to find each other 's lips . |
| 30 | How could she feel so physically drawn to him , when intellectually she was detesting him for this arrogant charade ? |