Example sentences of "he [vb past] [verb] my [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He carried a bottle of water from the River Mississippi with which , he said , he planned to baptise my breast as a sign of love . |
| 2 | But facing me in the nets for two winters , he got to know my bowling inside out and by the end of our stay in Cape Town he was hammering me all around the practice area . |
| 3 | But he got married my sister and lived in house down there and er that 's how I got a job there . |
| 4 | Now , I felt myself drying up , burning with a slow flame and , like a piece of paper , crumbling to dust when he sought to ignite my interest . |
| 5 | I tucked a ten-dollar bill into the pocket of his jacket , while he tried to wave my arm away , then clapped him on the shoulder . |
| 6 | He tried to steal my strip on the Island ? ’ |
| 7 | And then they sent me a questionnaire saying they understood that he 'd he 'd given my address , and was he res , was he still resident ? |
| 8 | The last time I 'd made for the bog he 'd broken my back when he caught me straight between the shoulder blades with a loaf of bread . |
| 9 | On the day I moved in my Mother had warned me not to let him rule my life like he 'd ruled my Father 's , but it never occurred to me to disobey him and seemed natural to follow the ‘ week planner ’ he 'd written out and pinned to the notice-board in the kitchen : Monday — Washing Tuesday — Ironing Wednesday — Youth Club etc . |
| 10 | As soon as you deigned to tell me that the Svend you were looking for was a student , and that he 'd used my home as a hotel , I recalled that my nephew spent a night here shortly after I moved in so that he could attend a lecture at the city university , and that I 'd entrusted him with a spare key so he could come and go as he pleased . ’ |
| 11 | He 'd changed my name and changed my head before he tired of me . |
| 12 | ‘ He came to return my gear . |
| 13 | And of course he came to see my father , and my father thought I was a bit young . |
| 14 | He seemed to read my mind , and said quickly , ‘ Yes , you 're right . |
| 15 | He telephoned to tell my mother , and she told me . |
| 16 | I felt very down , but once he began to need my milk it seemed worthwhile and I gradually began to produce a little more at each pumping . |
| 17 | I often wondered if he enjoyed using my toothbrush as much as I enjoyed using his . |
| 18 | He started to shake my head about . |
| 19 | And he goes , I mean he went to see my mum and dad before Christmas and they did n't recognise him ! |
| 20 | ‘ Tell me , Dr Kent , I expect you know all the other doctors — the housemen , the registrars , I 'm not sure which one it was , but he went to see my mother as soon as she was admitted — ’ |
| 21 | I think he went to visit my mother and got incarcerated by accident . |
| 22 | Reg gave his life and soul to this club , plus an extra 110 per cent per match , but unfortunately he chose to undermine my authority in such a way that I was forced to demand his dismissal by the board . |
| 23 | Simon was in the back on his tartan rug and he kept licking my suitcase . |
| 24 | He kept banging my leg with his little rubber hammer to test my reflexes , but there was no reaction . |
| 25 | ‘ He did like my wedding present ! ’ |
| 26 | Yeah but what he did take my Walkman for though ? |
| 27 | Although I had saved his country from attack by Blefuscan warships , he preferred to remember my refusal . |
| 28 | He had moved to kiss my mouth , but I had turned my head and he had kissed my cheek . |
| 29 | On asking Louis if he had seen my letter he withdrew his pipe from his mouth , his eyes narrowed , and he replied : |
| 30 | After he had seen my father , he had dinner with my mother , then stayed to smoke his pipe . |