Example sentences of "[v-ing] [conj] he [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Affixes used to mark tense or number ( e.g. he is paint ing or he paint s ) are known as inflectional affixes and those used to derive related words ( e.g. paint er or re paint ) are known as derivational affixes . |
| 2 | ‘ When Jones sat on the bench on Saturday in the Test we were praying that he did not have to come on . |
| 3 | ‘ When Jones sat on the bench on Saturday in the Test we were praying that he did not have to come on . |
| 4 | ‘ The locals are praying that he wants to stay in Santa Barbara forever . |
| 5 | In November 1989 Secord had pleaded guilty to a felony charge of making a false statement to congressional investigators by denying that he knew that funds from the Iran-contra operation had been used to instal a security system at the house of Oliver North . |
| 6 | He came to spend the night , by agreement , twice a week and she saw him every day but there was no denying that he seemed a visitor and never a member of her household . |
| 7 | Paul wanted to retch , and at the same time felt his member thrusting against his clothes ; there was no denying that he had wanted this , when all was said , for a long time . |
| 8 | After demonstrations outside his home and threats to his life , Tshisekedi refused the position , denying that he had agreed to take it at a secret meeting with the President . |
| 9 | By Nov. 20 Mahdi Mohammed was reported to be massing reinforcements in Warsheik , about 60 km north of Mogadishu , and had placed a satellite telephone call to the British Broadcasting Corporation denying that he had been ousted . |
| 10 | While emphatically denying that he had acted improperly — Richardson claimed that his resignation was motivated by the desire to avoid damaging the ALP 's prospects in the next federal elections , due by mid-1993 — he admitted meeting Symons in his Senate office , writing a reference for him , and telephoning Amata Kabua , President of the Marshall Islands , after Symons was arrested . |
| 11 | Mars-Jones J in Palacath Ltd v Flanagan [ 1985 ] 2 All ER 161 decided that a surveyor was not immune without specifically denying that he had acted as a quasi-arbitrator . |
| 12 | In it the pope said nothing about homage , and argued temperately against lay investitures , minimizing their importance , and denying that he sought for himself any increase of authority or any diminution of the king 's due power . |
| 13 | The Great Novelist was uncharacteristically coy , denying that he intended to greet his guests dressed as Louis XIV . |
| 14 | If a person writes a book or magazine article denying that he has committed any crime , are his words to be interpreted as his opinion regarding the crime ? |
| 15 | On Friday the boss called the boy into his office noticing that he had only felled one tree . |
| 16 | Charlie could n't believe what was happening although he felt it was well worth getting a broken nose for . |
| 17 | The television was switched on , Omi started a new piece of crochet-work , Herr Nordern abandoned his statistics , Frau Nordern her reports , and Paul , boldly and half-truthfully announcing that he had finished his homework , joined Erika on the sofa to watch a good thriller on West German television . |
| 18 | He might as well have descended on the Palace , announcing that he had come for a stay . |
| 19 | This Mr Kravchuk did late on Monday night , announcing that he had taken over all forces in Ukraine apart from strategic nuclear missiles , and with a reported order from Ukrainian air force command banning all flights by the fleet 's planes . |
| 20 | Wires announcing that he had some leave would be sent to the delightful telegraphic address of B.P. which was ‘ Bonzo ’ . |
| 21 | Henry had tried to tempt him into making a racist statement by announcing that he had seen a black person outside the window two weeks ago , but all the constable had said was ‘ You do n't see many coloureds in this part of Wimbledon . ’ |
| 22 | My brother , now himself in the RAF , turned up at the door of the Met Office one morning , announcing that he had been posted to Bourn . |
| 23 | Gavin Turk , who attracted notice for erecting , as his only contribution to his degree show at the Royal College of Art a year ago , a blue English Heritage plaque announcing that he had been working in his studio for two years , is having a first exhibition at an apartment in Docklands , opposite Canary Wharf ( 1–31 July ; by appointment only , call 071–274 0041 ) . |
| 24 | Then Richard returned to Poitiers and from there , on 2 February , he sent envoys to his father reporting his success and announcing that he had pacified all parts of Aquitaine . |
| 25 | In announcing that he had signed the legislation , Bush issued a statement in which he expressed strong distaste for several ( unidentified ) provisions , and criticized as " unnecessary " the bill 's central attempt to define covert action . |
| 26 | Mr Redwood gave his warning while announcing that he had instructed the Land Authority for Wales to make more land available for housing . |
| 27 | What worried him was that the man was somehow rejecting the film , announcing that he did n't think life was really like that . |
| 28 | He kept mumbling that he 'd met ‘ the very Devil himself ’ and was shivering terribly . |
| 29 | He wore an open-neck shirt and trousers that needed pressing , but he 'd apologized for his ‘ unkempt ’ condition when he 'd first greeted them , explaining that he 'd been decorating at home and had pulled on the first things to hand in his haste to get to the waxworks . |
| 30 | No point in taking trouble with him ; no point in explaining that he 'd walked all the way up to the blooming rectory to set his mind at rest . |