Example sentences of "he [verb] [be] [verb] this [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But lately he 'd been concealing this whiff with his favourite aftershave , Rampage . |
| 2 | ‘ From the expression on Rik 's face , you would think he 'd been doing this sort of stuff all his life , ’ Gerald says . |
| 3 | He had been expecting this visit ; had been rehearsing what he would say . |
| 4 | But he knew that he was right and , much more , he felt that he was good , that he had been given this chance to act well , that he must take it and to take it would get him off on a new and better path ; while to succumb would be the broad and easy road to hell . |
| 5 | As he entered the study , Stephen reflected on how fortunate he had been to obtain this man 's services . |
| 6 | ‘ One guy we spoke to said he had been walking this route everyday for the last ten years . |
| 7 | ‘ One guy we spoke to said he had been walking this route every day for the last ten years . |
| 8 | he 's been paying this bloke thirty quid , then he said twenty quid , today he said sixteen quid |