Example sentences of "his [noun sg] [conj] [v-ing] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was always looking at his watch and saying he 'd have to go and — ’ |
| 2 | Mr Armstrong said : ‘ He made a statement to the police making no complaint against his wife but claiming he had fallen on a knife . ’ |
| 3 | He badgered his local rural dean , wrote letters to the nearest archdeacon and then to the Bishop , complaining of his frustration and begging he might be relieved |
| 4 | Strange times we live in , he said , when he finds himself looking over his shoulder and thinking he might be safer in Sarajevo . |
| 5 | He was capable of wanting nothing all day , of sending every meal away and not allowing Teresa in , even to make up his fire or turn down his bed , and then , around midnight , calling for his breakfast and complaining he was cold because the fire had gone out . |