Example sentences of "he 's [vb pp] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " He 's arranged for some of his men to come along — it 's very heavy , you know — and he wondered whether you want it moved upstairs or downstairs . " |
| 2 | Cheltenham 's MP says he 's shocked by this latest tragedy . |
| 3 | Having left Tivoli in capable hands , he 's kicked off another new Austin , Texas-based start-up , Atrium Technologies Inc . |
| 4 | I 've had Banville thoroughly checked out , and I know he 's stayed at two other hotels on the island and done the same thing . ’ |
| 5 | Steven Redgrave , so dead set on a third consecutive rowing gold that he 's trained through four months of a stomach illness that would put many of us in hospital . |
| 6 | ‘ It was Guido 's arch-rival who he 's beaten into second place twice … he 's the one who took it , and now he 's been arrested . ’ |
| 7 | He talks well , he 's travelled to distant lands , he speaks foreign languages , he 's conversant with the arts — more than conversant — and he dresses in clothes which do n't fit the contours of his body and are therefore declared to be fashionable by people in the know . |
| 8 | For now Ted is concentrating on recording Des O'Connor 's new game show called Pot of Gold and he 's pleased that he 's regarded as one of the best in the trade at warming up people . |
| 9 | A whole flat to use , and he 's lived in one room . |
| 10 | It 's as if he 's possessed by some Looney Tune demon . |
| 11 | He resumes his inventory of all the hit acts he 's signed and the propositions he 's declined from budding Madonnas wanting to sleep their way to the top . |
| 12 | Above , he 's represented in all his earthly splendour ; below , this emaciated body , wearing nothing but a kind of nappy , representing his ( and all men 's ) fate . |
| 13 | He says he 's fallen in many times . |
| 14 | He 's wanted by some of the top clubs but they wo n't get him in the sales . |
| 15 | As French starts his jail sentence , he 's left to reflect on the misery he 's caused to hundreds of animals . |
| 16 | He 's marched into one country after another . |
| 17 | And they told me about Azul , in Jersey , and before that I think it was before that they showed me the forensic photographs of all of them : Bissett skewered on the railings , grotesque and spread and limp ; the blood-smeared vibrator used on the retired judge , Jamieson ; the drained shapeless white body of Persimmon , tied to his grid above a pool of blood , then nothing when there should have been something ; then what was left of Sir Rufus Carter , blackened bones , distorted and bent , the black skull 's jaw hinged down in a blind scream but the flesh all gone very much a dental-records job and it was all black , the nails , the wood and the bones too but it 's their mouths their jaws I remember , their silent screams , hanging slack or jammed open and it gets worse because they show me the fucking video they show me the video they think I made or that I think they think I made but I did n't ; they make me watch it and it 's horrific ; there 's a man and he 's dressed in black or dark blue and he has a gorilla mask on and he keeps sucking on this little bottle he 's carrying which must be helium because it gives him that baby voice disguising his own voice and he has this fat little guy strapped to a chrome seat , his mouth taped , one arm tied down onto the arm of the chair , shirt rolled up and the little guy 's shrieking as hard as he can but it sounds quiet because the noise is having to come down his nose while the man in the gorilla mask looks from the camera to the guy in the seat and holds up this huge fucking syringe like something from a nightmare from an old movie from a horror film and I can feel my heart beating wildly because that 's what this is . |
| 18 | He 's asked for pre-sentence reports and the case was adjourned until February 9th . |
| 19 | He 's supported by dozens of nondescript Brits hired , a la Alien , to give theatrical class ( posh accents ) to a script too dire to be spoken in public , with stand-out work in interpreting it anyway by Rachel Ward 's pouting Queen and Marlon 's mumblingly camp Torquemada — wasted when they 're left at Court while Columbus and co cast off for ‘ America ’ . |
| 20 | Lord of the Manor … that 's John Durnin … he 's banged in seven goals in the last three matches … four of those came against Luton Town last weekend … tomorrow United 's new goal machine takes his talents to the big city … to the bright lights of Upton Park … |
| 21 | ‘ The idea is that he 's stopped for good . ’ |
| 22 | ’ We commended Mr Canning very highly for the work that he 's done on that particular churchyard . ’ |
| 23 | And sadly , Olympic rowers are n't the only ones feeling the pinch … on the eve of a new international rugby season Gloucester 's World Cup hero Mike Teague is seeking compensation from the sport 's governing body Iron man Mike claims the shoulder injury he suffered while playing for England has stopped him from working as a builder and he 's lost between three and five thousand pounds in earnings . |
| 24 | If jazz fusion is more your thing , why not come and enjoy the amazing Frank Gambale and see why he 's rated as one of the world 's top players ? |
| 25 | ‘ He 's mentioned among some famous names , but Danny boy is just as celebrated , that 's why he 's in there , ’ said Downtown controller John Rosborough today . |
| 26 | But the secret he 's learnt through long experience is the nature of light — from the air it 's very different . |
| 27 | SINGER Bobby Brown , asked this week whether he 's intimidated by new wife Whitney Houston 's vocal prowess , said : ‘ Let's just say I do n't sing in the shower any more . ’ |
| 28 | He 's specialised in tortured individuals , spilling his guts on self-taunting lyrics like ‘ The Man Who Makes You Laugh ’ : go on , Mr Funny Man , entertain us . |
| 29 | He 's helped in such business before . ’ |
| 30 | Chap 's got to get out , if he 's used to fresh air . |