Example sentences of "of [v-ing] he was " in BNC.
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| 1 | A BRITISH man has pleaded guilty in Thailand to charges of heroin trafficking , saying he has no hope of proving he was set up by drug smugglers . |
| 2 | He would n't be the first homosexual man to go to bed with a woman in the hope of proving he was n't gay . |
| 3 | She did n't trust him , but without solid evidence she had no way of proving he was double-dealing . |
| 4 | Heather admitted the charges , saying he had no hope of proving he was innocent . |
| 5 | It 's just a way of recognising he was here . |
| 6 | According to one Birmingham newspaper , Reeve came up with a novel way of ensuring he was not forgotten , appearing in a city restaurant wearing his blue England shirt , name across his shoulder-blades . |