Example sentences of "his [noun] i [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He introduced me to the Branch Secretary , Forbes , who I found less congenial , more prone to rhetoric , though at his level I daresay it was expected of him . |
| 2 | During his lunch-hour I give him the last orange , a biro and three lollipops , all I can muster , and wish him a happy birthday . |
| 3 | When Dad had eaten his tea I heard him ask Mum if she 'd kept the payments up on the insurance policy . |
| 4 | Superior qualifications were , indeed , by no means a guarantee of preferment , on the testimony of David Scott himself , who admitted on another occasion that ‘ there was some altercation about the superior qualifications of the other candidates , but on my shewing the chairman the anxiety I had to provide for your friend , with his assistance I carried it ’ . |
| 5 | Well should be all fit erm Botham does his business I suppose it 'll be with , who he bowl with ? |
| 6 | Erm just like the the images , rather than it just all like being in his imagination I think it all coming to life around him . |
| 7 | What Epicurus could promise his friend I promise you , Lucilius . |
| 8 | He had such a huge lump on his head I thought he had fractured his skull . ’ |
| 9 | It is on account of his age I restrain myself , ma'am . |
| 10 | Charlotte 's bringing them in , oh he sat there playing I notice his button I presume it must be off his cardigan |
| 11 | I always looked very young for my age and from his manner I suspected he thought I was a schoolgirl . |
| 12 | It was the social security man , and recognizing his voice I braced myself for what he might say . |
| 13 | Tony arrived from Crewe by car at 7.30 p.m. and before he even put down his suitcase I questioned him about the ‘ Heritage ’ tour . |
| 14 | I ca n't get it out it 's stuck on his collar I hope she comes back for it next week . |
| 15 | It 's straight forward onto his scalp I know what you look , I know what sort you 're looking for though |
| 16 | Grubby little man he may be — he shits in my presence without embarrassment — yet in his thought I perceive he is fastidious . |
| 17 | When he got his giro I think he used to pay then and there . |
| 18 | Despite these fluctuations in his status I remember him fondly on his infrequent leaves as someone with a great sense of fun . |
| 19 | From his expression I see he has no idea the jolt he gave me . |
| 20 | I mean you want to see his house I mean it was set back off the road and you see the people pull ploughing |
| 21 | But we were losing and as someone had to get him off his backside I thought it might as well be me . ’ |
| 22 | I 'll tell him to his face I think his parent 's sofa 's not very nice . |