Example sentences of "but he is [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We will have a better idea tomorrow as to whether he is out of danger but he is looking healthy . |
| 2 | But he is using them as light fixtures ( there 's a switch ! ) to illuminate an installation of photographs of previous shows at the gallery . |
| 3 | The author may or may not be aware of it , but he is stating a biblical principle . |
| 4 | ‘ He is still weak , but he is telling jokes , ’ he said . |
| 5 | But he is leaking another message that he is not confident he has succeeded . |
| 6 | But he is flying in the face of opposition from the ruling Labour group who recently boycotted a visit by a South African diplomat saying it was too early to bring them in from the cold . |
| 7 | Personal details about the doctor are not Continued on Page 2 Continued from Page 1 being released but he is undergoing treatment and is expected to be back at work soon . |
| 8 | SUPER SAVER DAVID JAMES may have made a few mistakes but he is learning all the time , says Liverpool boss Graeme Souness ( inset ) . |
| 9 | But he is teaching something which is the object of study of linguistics , and is described by linguistic methods . |
| 10 | Now neuro-surgeon Mr Nath is intending to take part in a cross country half marathon on the North Yorks Moors in July but he is hoping local clubs and societies will also join in his fundraising push . |
| 11 | ‘ It 's a human tragedy , ’ says a full-time union official , Gordon Samson , a Timex sit-in veteran and another of the officials scheduled for a court appearance , but he is referring not to the sacked workers but to the recruits . |
| 12 | He has yet to deliver his promised speech on the relationship between the party and unions , but he is thinking along similar lines to Tom Sawyer , Nupe 's deputy leader and a national executive member . |
| 13 | But he is insisting , in black and white terms , that the divine sonship , mediated by the Spirit , must show itself in changed behaviour . |
| 14 | Cairns had taken 6 for 70 in the Lancashire first innings , and after watching him add 5 for 75 against Kent Robinson commented : ‘ He is still a youngster but he is setting in well and showing what an excellent prospect he is . ’ |
| 15 | But he is taking one major step forward today , and that is a step towards the cliff of political oblivion for the Conservative party in Scotland . |
| 16 | I turn to say cheerio to the old man , but he is digging under a pair of stringy barks , with his back turned towards me . |
| 17 | But he is leaving behind an enduring legacy of innovation . |
| 18 | But he is writing too slowly |
| 19 | Oh , but that but he is acting the whole time , that 's not him being him . |
| 20 | ( The budget is tight , but he is building his 11th , or maybe 12th , palace . ) |
| 21 | How can he justify a cost per job in the strategic deterrent of £352,000 in a world in which the major powers are building down and renouncing weapons but he is building up ? |
| 22 | But he is making no excuses for Taylor Woodrow 's stubborn perseverance with the American contracting business which lost £12m last year and is being closed at a cost of £24m . |
| 23 | But he is making a remarkable recovery . |
| 24 | He is not claiming that representations have their causal significance only in some societies or in some epochs , but he is making a general assumption about psychological functioning and , thereby , about human nature . |
| 25 | Not only is he captain of the club , but he is playing a major role in the Dungannon team 's bright start to the All Ireland League . |
| 26 | But he is fuming over the interference in his work of the chief executive , Lionello Celon . |
| 27 | Not only that , but he is preparing to be interviewed by a Teesside literary magazine . |
| 28 | But he is doing very little about policy problems themselves . |
| 29 | increase in value added tax — but he is standing down at the general election . |
| 30 | But he is betting that the Department of Health will not prosecute him this time . |