Example sentences of "he [be] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | I reckon 'e 's ate new-born babies in 'is time , so I was 'ighly relieved that we parted on friendly terms , as yer might say . ’ |
2 | ‘ 'E was making funny noises , ’ the maid offered importantly , and , pleased at the instant attention this won her , added , ‘ Like when me ma 's 'aving another . ’ |
3 | His enthusiasm for his work and his intelligence had led to him being appointed Assistant Governor at Wormwood Scrubs . |
4 | It seems that the whole force has been under the direct comd of General Loehr , until contact with him was lost many days ago . " |
5 | THE jury trying the case of a man accused of robbing a supermarket and shooting two people who tried to stop him was discharged last night after failing to reach a verdict . |
6 | Jones is probably the best choice … ok so he s had disciplinary problems recently — this is no time to start making petty examples of players . |
7 | Thank god he s having more shots now too — that s been my only criticism of him over the last year , now he s looking to shoot more , and scoring ! |
8 | He seems pretty strong minded , so Im pretty sure he s got definate ideas of how hed like a team to play etc . |
9 | Thinking about it he s got some kind of ‘ hot streak ’ when it comes to the FA Cup . |
10 | So erm w if Had he been doing digging graves when he was in Suffolk ? |
11 | ‘ Has he been left any money by somebody ? ’ |
12 | Can your Centre Forward put one in against Fatty Phil , or will he be playing Left Back in the changing rooms ? |
13 | Will he be having any talks with the Cairns group of countries , which involves major food producers such as Australia and New Zealand and is dedicated to getting rid of all subsidies , tariffs and quotas which put extra costs on food , and getting good-quality , cheap food back on the shelves — policies from which our farmers have absolutely nothing to fear ? |
14 | How could he be making small talk when their bodies were pressed together like this ? |
15 | Before this interrogation , he had reluctantly agreed to allow his wife to conduct it , being unable to argue against her contention that if he were to perform that duty , his questioning would inevitably be biased in the girl 's favour . |
16 | If he were to ask many people in the north-east where they come from , they would say ’ the north-east ’ . |
17 | By the time they had risen above the storm , there was a slight smile on his lips , as if he were thinking pleasant thoughts . |
18 | He had all the ladders were out the van , and he were using all George 's tools . |
19 | We have also made it absolutely clear that we will ensure that our deterrent is effective and absolutely credible , and that it puts real fear into any potential aggressor about the damage that he could suffer if he were to attack this country . |
20 | Will my right hon. Friend confirm that if he were to convert all loans under the social fund to grants , as has been promised by the hon. Member for Oldham , West ( Mr. Meacher ) , the cost would be about £130 million and would greatly prejudice the operation of the social fund as it now works ? |
21 | ‘ The language of Newton ! ’ he cried , scribbling figures on the blackboard and immediately wiping them off with a damp rag as though he were doing vanishing tricks . |
22 | Then he were having some Aunts come from er his Aunts from er Manchester . |
23 | And everyone knows that really he is advising medieval kings and nineteenth-century Prime Ministers . |
24 | In the preface to his Guide he claims that ‘ all ( his drawings ) were entirely finished while the subject was before him , for he conceives that studies are lessened in value by being retouched in the house ’ ; but a Miss Weeton who knew him well , and was godmother to one of his children , says that ‘ he is employed all summer in taking sketches , and all the winter in finishing them . |
25 | He is wearing white shorts , and laughter lines run in deep creases by the sides of his eyes . |
26 | He knows he is hearing another complex , incompetent lie now . |
27 | But he is leaking another message that he is not confident he has succeeded . |
28 | He is thinking long term and is in an all-powerful position as the man in charge of the review . |
29 | Even though the defendant does not regard the nature of his own conduct as being disorderly , he has a sufficient mens rea to satisfy the section by being aware that he is using offensive language , or kicking over dustbins or turning out the lights in the cinema , or whatever else may be alleged to constitute the disorderly behaviour . |
30 | At the start of the move phase the player declares how much steam he is using this turn — in effect how high a pressure he wants to run the boiler at . |