Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] i [vb past] his [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This time he seemed ill at ease and jumpy and I noticed his face was slick with perspiration when he spun to greet me . |
| 2 | He looked offended but I guessed his idea of discretion was swapping his length of lead pipe for a rubber truncheon . |
| 3 | ‘ Morrissey had a wonderful twist of phrase ’ , says Muir today , ‘ His writing was really witty — really very clever but I found his personality fascinating which is why I decided to publish . ’ |
| 4 | Too many years ago to be worth mentioning , I had a boyfriend who failed to understand the religious nature of my viewing , any more than I understood his motivation in inviting me to view along side of him . |
| 5 | I felt up from thigh to hip , and leaned close where I judged his face to be , but never a breath or a sign of life . |
| 6 | For a second we were close and I saw his eyes . |
| 7 | My particular dodger , who claimed to be selling household items , became very frightened when I took his photograph through the leaded front door window . |