Example sentences of "he [verb] be [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | From the moment he left your home on his quest he has been leaving a trail for you to follow ; not of pebbles , not of bread or coloured beads ; a trail of memory , of image like blood , like a scent ; something that you have always known even though so often it seemed to you that you did not recognize it . ’ |
| 2 | He has been watching a number of wingers in the last three months in a bid to add some firepower to his team , who have scored only 31 goals in 31 League games this season . |
| 3 | Now he has been given a new show by Granada TV . |
| 4 | Taylor pointed out one of the things about great players who are given freedom is that they work very hard , and Gascoigne is prepared to do that , even in the knowledge that he has been given a special licence . |
| 5 | Even at the time of his admission and immediately prior to surgery when he has been given a great deal of information , his overriding concern is how he will cope with a stoma and whether he will be able to manage at home . |
| 6 | But now he has been given a new lease of life after securing a sports bursary at Stirling University . |
| 7 | In his letter of resignation to the party leader , Mr Rezsoe Nyers , with whom he has been waging a long-running feud , Mr Nemeth stated he had no option but to resign . |
| 8 | Especially as he has been getting a rough deal from some sections of the crowd . |
| 9 | ‘ No , but now you come to mention it , he has been coughing a bit . ’ |
| 10 | A witness can not be asked in examination-in-chief about any previous statement made out of court which is inconsistent with his testimony unless he has been declared a hostile witness by the court . |
| 11 | But Reid , who is also considering giving brilliant youngster Gary Flitcroft his full debut , stressed : ‘ There is no problem with Steve even though he was substituted on Saturday — to be fair to him he has been fighting a toe injury . ’ |
| 12 | The House will be grateful to the right hon. Gentleman , because he has been making a clear statement and drawing a clear distinction between the two sides of the House . |
| 13 | This week in Georgia he has been keeping a low profile , wrapped up in his own game plan , which is how he best enjoys life , it seems . |
| 14 | ‘ He has been having a good rest , and by the time the middle of next month comes round when the big money tournaments start , he wo n't be knackered like some of the others . |
| 15 | Now we can reveal he has been offered a new deal worth an EXTRA 2,000 a week . |
| 16 | ‘ He has been offered a player/coach position at Exeter City and that 's obviously interesting him but I will be getting in touch with him before I go on holiday to see what he 's doing . |
| 17 | He has been offered a full-time contract for July and has accepted . ’ |
| 18 | Perhaps he has been promoted a little too rapidly and a little too high . |
| 19 | He has been running a series of weekend courses in dry-stone-wall building which have attracted people from all walks of life , including a surgeon , doctors , millionaire businessmen and nurses . |
| 20 | ‘ I have observed he has been behaving a mite more realisti-cally since he 's had you in his life , my dear … . |
| 21 | He has been examining a number of options including staging both on Tuesday September 21 . |
| 22 | Mr. Speaker , Sir , ever since this Minister filled his predecessor 's boots , he has been talking a load of rubbish . |
| 23 | He will tell you he has been left a better player and a better person . |
| 24 | The last thing he wants is to turn a marauder into a mouse . |
| 25 | ‘ He 'd been drinking a lot . |
| 26 | Though he did n't view the prospect with any sort of enthusiasm ( he 'd been sent a script , but had n't bothered to read it ) he knew that activity of some sort , something he had to do , was always better than nothing . |
| 27 | He also told police he 'd been copying a homosexual video tape . |
| 28 | Back on his farm a few miles from a crash site , Mr Hayton said he 'd been expecting a longer sentence . |
| 29 | He 'd been given a meeting place he knew of . |
| 30 | A bandage round his head , a cup of tea in his blunt hands , he looked like the only survivor of some great catastrophe , and Nathan could understand exactly why he 'd been able to move India-May to tears and why he 'd been given a room on the first floor , one of the large ones , for nothing . |