Example sentences of "[vb base] he [verb] [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One deaf electrician from Gillingham , Kent , a Thomas Pearce , was shot dead by a sentry in Southport , Lancashire , to which place he had been sent to do a job : he had failed to see the sentry in the dark and the sentry shot him after challenging him three times . |
| 2 | And he would ask a few questions , say he 'd been looking for a few hours . |
| 3 | The police say he 'd been arrested last month and questioned about threats to Mrs Smith , but he 'd been released on police bail pending further enquiries . |
| 4 | They say he 's been stopped from dispensing NHS prescriptions . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ You say he 's been charged with assault … ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Why , they say he has been thrown into prison for debt ! ’ |
| 7 | Grampian Police say he has been identified as a Northfield resident but his name is being withheld . |
| 8 | We now suspect he had been written off by both the consul and the Spanish authorities at an early stage . |
| 9 | Next thing we read he 'd been knocked down and killed |
| 10 | For his work with a host of musicians from Marian McPartland to Ruby Braff he has received many accolades , but one that we know he likes was made in the London Spectator recently : ‘ Tate turned out to be that rarity of rarities , a bass player whose contributions actually made musical sense . |
| 11 | ‘ Now I know he 's been trying everything he can to take my place and whatever James Hunt says , he does n't want it for nothing . ’ |
| 12 | You know he 's been deported , I suppose ? ’ |
| 13 | I looked at his ball lying there and I thought , ‘ Well , I know he 's been getting up and down from bunkers all week , that 's one of his great strengths , but he 's going to have to work hard here . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I know he 's been looking for you . |
| 15 | I know he 's been doing to this man as he 's gone past so Harry sitting there the not saying you know . |
| 16 | but he , he , I mean we 've not seen him he 's been away four years , I know he 's been coming home first , for holidays , visit , but he 's not been at home because , well we moved into that house , if you remember we moved |
| 17 | I spose he has been fading towards the end of matches , but then again — who has nt ? |
| 18 | ‘ I understand he 's been cornered there and his attendant is trying to calm him . |
| 19 | Yeah , he would , I suppose he 's been eating his own toes all day |
| 20 | Well , the police have been involved , and I suppose he 's been cautioned now because they 've investigated and found that thi that it was scaring the sheep and that , yes i , he was right to do what he did he quite within his rights and whatever . |
| 21 | ‘ I believe he had been planning that warning for some time . |
| 22 | He has only been a reserve for Wales all season , although I believe he has been playing very well for his club . |
| 23 | But when I put the phone down I find he has been standing in the doorway . |
| 24 | I 'm a bit less pissed off about selling Batty now since a ) we did n't loose on Saturday ; b ) Rocky played well ( I bet he 's been given a run in the 1st team and a confidence boost with it ) ; c ) I heard Batty saying things like ‘ he did n't have to sell the club ( rovers ) to me ’ , with no hint of remorse at leaving Leeds . |
| 25 | ‘ I bet he 's been dying for an audience , ’ Dalziel said to Pascoe . |
| 26 | Progress he argued was held back or deformed by the contradictions between the social relations of production and the forces of production . |
| 27 | She 's very lovely and I 'm sure she kisses like a veteran , but if you mean he 's been sleeping with her , no ! |
| 28 | Aye , he , I mean he 's been doing quite well , cos that 's George usually smoked you know ? |
| 29 | whatever it is , deflate , and er guy come round , no problems , no problems with it , well I mean the head gasket 's gone and there 's a hole near the wing and bald tyre on it but mechanically it 's , this guy comes round to look at it , I mean he 's been driving it from Plymouth , he 's in the navy , up and down here , bloke comes round , yeah no problem , come on round mate , come and have a look at it , look round it , says yeah I like this can I just take it for a drive ? |
| 30 | I mean he 's been known to do that because he you know what is going to happen with him commercially in his newspapers and he 's actually very clever and I mean none of us I mean okay and I think Peter might be the but I can get quite upset or intense or distressed or whatever the word is about that sort of stuff , because I am my background is journalism and I 'm quite pure about it , but we 're living in reality times here and the reality times is that he has got certain agendas . |