Shaping to shoot
"16 min: Spurs are beginning to find their feet, and fast. Son embarks on a power dribble down the inside left, zipping past Herrera with ease. But he doesn’t have the confidence to keep going; had he gambled on a couple more strides, he’d have been inside the box and shaping to shoot. Aurier tries to recycle the attack on the other wing, but Matic isn’t having any of it." (The Guardian's live sport report.)
Is "shaping" a main verb in the clause "he’d have been inside the box and shaping to shoot", i. e. "he’d have been [shaping] to shoot"?
What is the exact meaning of "Matic isn’t having any of it" in the context above?
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tkacka15 Is "shaping" a main verb in the clause "he’d have been inside the box and shaping to shoot", i. e. "he’d have been [shaping] to shoot"?
- tkacka15 Is "shaping" a main verb in the clause "he’d have been inside the box and shaping to shoot", i.
- e.
- "he’d have been [shaping] to shoot"?
- Yes, it means he would have been preparing himself to take a shot at goal.
- tkacka15 What is the exact meaning of "Matic isn’t having any of it" in the context above?
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tkacka15Is "shaping" a main verb in the clause "he’d have been inside the box and shaping to shoot", i. e. "he’d have been [shaping] to shoot"?
Yes, it means he would have been preparing himself to take a shot at goal.
tkacka15What is the exact meaning of "Matic isn’t having any of it" in the context above?
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