Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] and i [verb] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | He arrived this afternoon and I sent him off to rest . |
| 2 | I 'm very upfront about being happily married — I 've brought Nick into the office a few times and I mention him in conversation whenever it 's appropriate . |
| 3 | The Bushman was following it , but suddenly he swerved aside and he went off in another direction and I followed him , although I could clearly see the buffalo hoofmarks leading off in the opposite way . |
| 4 | That moustache is not an English moustache , the flower in the button-hole is from some foreign field and I fancy he does not care for his pickled egg . |
| 5 | ‘ Graeme has the ability to become a top-class performer and I rate him highly . |
| 6 | ‘ I did pop round for a chat with him earlier this evening and I thought he seemed a bit jumpy . |
| 7 | I strongly agree with my hon. Friend and I join him in paying tribute to the management of the health service in his part of the country . |
| 8 | ‘ Arazi has been working like his old self and I hope he can go back to America for the Breeders Cup and win like he did last year . ’ |
| 9 | He had not been one of the late Stalin 's critics , but I liked the way he sang his large repertoire of Scottish folksongs and I heeded him when he denounced Butch and Sundance . |
| 10 | Assistant manager Eddie Stein , who had taken temporary control , said : ‘ The chairman did ask me how I felt about Barry possibly coming back earlier this week and I told him I 'd welcome him with open arms . |
| 11 | I think he said er he , he 's got ta pay his road tax this week and I think he said it was two hundred and seventy five |
| 12 | I met this man and I thought he was wonderful — so nice to me and everything when I first met him . |
| 13 | And he 's he 's a little old man and I think he 's smashing ! |
| 14 | Then there was another scuffle and I heard him go in a falling of bits of mud . |
| 15 | He gave a lifetime of service to British public life and I know he will be greatly missed by his many friends and admirers both in the Labour Party and outside politics . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ But he is a very popular bishop and I think he has a lot to give the diocese . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Craig is my first-born son and I love him dearly , ’ she paused , ‘ but , after what he 's done , Craig must consider himself disowned by the entire Grenfell family . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ But he 's followed all the rules since he was given political asylum and I think he should be allowed to compete as an individual . ’ |
| 19 | I remember before he became Prime Minister he was in charge of the Conservative re-think where I helped him do a lot of that work and I think he enjoyed that very much . |
| 20 | ‘ He was a proper bastard , and a rotten influence and I hated him . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ It really has been an amazing recovery and I understand he gave an outstanding performance in his comeback match . ’ |
| 22 | When the draw was announced and I found that I was next to Carl Lewis I thought that it was just brilliant , because we run our races in a similar fashion and I thought he could drag me through . |
| 23 | Performance-wise , I suppose the best Bill ever managed was on a sunny spring weekday in the early 80s , when he 'd already passed his 60th birthday and I coaxed him up a few 5c slab routes at about E3 on Froggatt : Long John 's Slab , Great Slab , Armageddon . |
| 24 | I radioed one of my men to bring along an extra trailer and I told him to tip it up when he brought it into the field to make sure it was clean |
| 25 | I repeat : I have said no such thing and I invite him to withdraw . |
| 26 | That 's three easy ones and I done he . |
| 27 | At the door he turned and gave me a last despairing look and I saw him no more . |
| 28 | ‘ He was a very unique person and I saw him more deeply than I think other people did . |
| 29 | ‘ He was a good driver and I trusted him implicitly . |
| 30 | ‘ He felt the referee did not have a particularly good game and I think he 's going to speak to the League about that . ’ |