Example sentences of "[subord] he be [v-ing] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is a difficulty , however , if the seller is disposing of only part of his holding represented by a certificate or if he is disposing of all his holding but to several buyers . |
| 2 | Then he fell silent , as if he was thinking of some way to turn this promise into a purpose , and he added , in the barest of trembled whispers , ‘ As I am an eagle of Wrath do I promise it . |
| 3 | If he was thinking of himself and Claire his expression told her nothing . |
| 4 | Thomas was polite , matter-of-fact , as if he was speaking of everyday matters . |
| 5 | He went on dreamily , as if he were speaking of some Homeric adventure . |
| 6 | Sliding his hands up to her face , he cupped her head and thrust his tongue deeper still , as if he were dying of thirst , drinking from her . |
| 7 | While he was thinking of this , a voice hailed him ; Edwin Chase , for some reason emerging with his own chamber-pot at an unexpected hour . |
| 8 | I wondered if he thought Dana and I were about to tie the knot , or whether he was thinking of us individually — the latter , I think , because he had warned me against marriage once or twice before when I had shown what he regarded as too much interest in a woman friend . |
| 9 | It did n't take long before he was thinking of Michael Banks 's death . |
| 10 | Well when he was thinking of selling it before he was talking about three hundred thousand . |
| 11 | What he says is that erm you know when he was writing of six hundred and fifty eight seats in parliament , I do n't know how many there are now , but he says if we allowed for people to be paid , then we have as it were six hundred and fifty eight prizes to people 's six hundred and fifty eight jobs for people and he says and this is rather astonishing to hear , to read this is that it will attract adventurism of low class to er parliament if we pay members of parliament . |
| 12 | Even when he was writing of other things , there steals again and again into his verse the sea , the estuary , the fiat Suffolk coast , local meannesses , and an odour of brine and dirt — tempered occasionally with the scent of flowers . |
| 13 | ‘ Then you 'll have to go over the heads of the military and Sir Martin , for he 's thinking of using this house as a convalescent base for officers . ’ |
| 14 | Suntanned now , he no longer looked as though he was dying of jaundice . |