Example sentences of "he be [v-ing] [pron] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | That same day he told me , as if he were giving me a magnificent present , that he thought he could pull strings and have me posted with him . |
| 2 | His lips even moved a little , as if he were giving himself a consultation . |
| 3 | In a symbolic embrace of victims of suffering , he is making it a participation installation , inviting the public to bring along their own press cuttings and photos of loved ones to attach to the barbed-wire : ‘ That way , it 's like the Berlin wall where people leave messages . |
| 4 | He 's getting her a book . |
| 5 | ‘ He 's getting us a goose for Christmas , ’ she said , ‘ that 'll be nice , wo n't it ? |
| 6 | He 's sending me a message . ’ |
| 7 | Our man on the back page explains why he 's calling it a day |
| 8 | He 's costing me a fortune in tights — I wondered who 'd been taking them at first . |
| 9 | Dad said he 's buying me a hotel . |
| 10 | So he 's telling us a load of bull ! |
| 11 | Obviously I would n't be happy with someone who is so selfish and so uninterested in me , so I suppose he 's doing me a favour , really , making it so clear . |
| 12 | and erm he 's doing us a favour and some round to get Patch and er he said he 'll get lots That 's all ready for Simon now and he forgot his bag . |
| 13 | He 's making you a visual image of the fox , is n't he ? |
| 14 | He 's giving me a lift to the airport . ’ |
| 15 | He 's giving me a three-month methadone course , to bring me down gradual … . |
| 16 | But yesterday he announced he was calling it a day . |
| 17 | She thought he was throwing her a sop and it steeled her . |
| 18 | Furthermore , he was keeping it a secret until the day he moved out . |
| 19 | I recently asked Lord King of British Airways about his decision to buy Boeing aircraft and United States General Electric aero engines — not only that , but the fact that he was giving them a foothold in Britain at the expense of Rolls-Royce . |
| 20 | Until the mishap he was giving me a great feel and I was delighted how he was going in the blinkers . ’ |
| 21 | The appellant 's 18 year old daughter was indecently assaulted by the father of her boyfriend , while he was giving her a lift in his van . |
| 22 | He went out , and Merrill sensed that he was giving her a breathing space . |
| 23 | Yet he was giving her a choice , Isabel realised suddenly . |
| 24 | ‘ Good evening , Mr G … ’ she began to reply , but his glance was already away from her shoes , and he was giving her a slightly raised eyebrow look . |
| 25 | He probably was k feeling kind because he thought he was giving you a nice stick . |
| 26 | ‘ He was giving us a bad time , though , till you came in . |
| 27 | He was realizing what a change Tess 's confession had made to his whole life . |
| 28 | ‘ All I do know is that when we were on the way here he was asking me a great many questions about what went on in the village . |
| 29 | He murmured her name as if he was asking himself a question . |
| 30 | In showing this place to her and wanting to see her walking in it , he was making her a deep gesture of friendship ; she was sorry that she did not care more . |