Example sentences of "he [vb -s] [v-ing] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He needs teaching a lesson ! |
| 2 | You know , if he starts creating a scene then you say that retched thing has gone off again in my bag . |
| 3 | ’ Oh yeah , that 's a funny picture , ’ he says cracking a smile . |
| 4 | Martin Dyer may soon have a lot more time to play with his daughter … he says following a maintenance order from the Child Support Agency he may not be able to afford to work . |
| 5 | Kenneth Baker , the Conservative Party chairman , has made it clear that he intends mounting an attack on the Labour leader 's personal qualities . |
| 6 | When talking about edge jointing he advises scribing a line with a knife or gauge . |
| 7 | He remembers writing a document outlining the new range of M50 ( Elite ) , M51 ( a front-engined four-seater V8 ) , M70 ( a wedge-shaped mid-engined car that became the Esprit ) and M71 ( a mid-engined V8 ) . |
| 8 | And he disappears swinging a bag of duty-free claret and singing of dark , Satanic mills . |
| 9 | For thirdly he is careful not to reveal how much he dislikes losing an argument . |
| 10 | Porter says he likes having a pop at goal but yesterday they all went in . |
| 11 | He suggests using a dial-back modem which intercepts calls , asks for identification then calls back . |
| 12 | He claims keeping an eye on statistics , no less , helped him realise what was required of him . |