Example sentences of "[adv] i [vb mod] [verb] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps I 'll cut his ears off ! ’ |
| 2 | Oh ! if you do n't get Nutty soon I 'll gouge his eyes out with a swizzle stick , cut off his conjugals , marinate him in oil and vinegar and barbecue him in the forum . |
| 3 | Unwisely , I let Dana see my drafts of these poems , and at once I could sense his disapproval , his jealousy even , that I had written the poems myself . |
| 4 | Although Batty is my favourite player probably I would say his form is the least ‘ inspirational ’ , and yet I think his role is to be solid and dependable … so I reckon he is still doing his job and I also do nt see anyone doing it better . |
| 5 | He was so close now I could count his teeth . |
| 6 | Well I shall smack his bo oh yes . |
| 7 | And if you give me dad 's five pound well I can mark his off and then you can tell him then , I 'll leave your card here and you can say you 've paid and you owe me five pound . |
| 8 | Maybe I 'll make his mother happy and make the family breakfast this Father 's Day . |
| 9 | You are a princess and must therefore marry a prince — you can marry Prince Richard and then I shall marry his brother ! ’ |
| 10 | We 'll leave him for a minute or two , then I 'll test his reflexes . ’ |
| 11 | You have plenty of weapons why do n't you kill him , then I can use his old hut to keep bees in . " |
| 12 | At least I 'd say his reasoning was good but the conclusions suspect . |
| 13 | Perhaps there I can find his father and we will be safe . ’ |
| 14 | If we can not guess Jacob 's motives , the storyteller makes them plain : ‘ I may appease him with the present that goes before me , and afterwards I shall see his face ; perhaps he will accept me . ’ |
| 15 | More literally translated that verse runs like this : ‘ I may cover his face with the present that goes before my face ; and afterwards I shall see his face ; perhaps he will lift up my face . ’ |