Example sentences of "[subord] he be doing this " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once he was doing this during a speech by Jimmy Logan who caught sight of the scribbling out of the corner of his eye . |
| 2 | While he was doing this , an Imperial Airways airliner , due to fly to London , prepared to lumber off across the Channel . |
| 3 | While he was doing this Maggie took a pan of boiling water from the cooker and laid it by the side of the sink . |
| 4 | While he was doing this , Deuce was gaily cascading powder into the bath , now and then yelling out , ‘ Just a little bit more ! |
| 5 | Afterwards , he washed Wolfhead in the blood , but when the dog growled at him while he was doing this , he took his spear and killed it . |
| 6 | His servant came to pack his clothes , and while he was doing this , he told Dorian that the dead man was a sailor , but no one knew his name . |
| 7 | ‘ While he was doing this she shouted to her mother , who was sitting downstairs . |
| 8 | I could n't decide whether he was doing this to make me even more relaxed , like a television warm-up man , or because he was over-excited at the prospect of getting at my polyps . |
| 9 | Pete picked it up , looked at the label , and then set it down again ; and as he was doing this , Alina appeared in the doorway . |