Example sentences of "[noun sg] that i [vb mod] [verb] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | I took that as an indication that I could play him every match . |
| 2 | I had wagered a purse that I would beat him at bowls and Drake never could resist gold . |
| 3 | That was not unusual on the Monday after a tournament , so I decided to drive to his house in Clapham in the hope that I might intercept him either on the way in from a long lunch or on the way out for a pre-prandial drink . |
| 4 | ‘ Silas is still longing to go to bed with me , so you can wish me luck that I 'll get him there eventually — but in the right circumstances , of course . ’ |
| 5 | As a means of persuading her , the prince suggested to my chagrin that I should accompany him . |
| 6 | We were very close in the sense that I could ask him anything at any time , and we took great pleasure in each other 's company . ’ |
| 7 | Grandad , who had been reading his paper , said , ‘ Eh , I 'd like to help with the cleaning but you see I promised Angus up at the farm that I 'd help him with the lambs today . ’ |
| 8 | The masked figure stepped ponderously off the dais , sat down at the baize-covered table and indicated with a gloved hand that I should join him . |
| 9 | After a day under the fog , there is no way that I can feed him without serving him . |
| 10 | I became aware that the celebrity was looking at me fixedly ( either trying to remember who I was , in expectation of acknowledgement , or in surprise that I should cut him dead in such a manner ) . |
| 11 | It was then getting near the time that I could turn him out , again I put it off , frightened of what he might do . |
| 12 | It brought me up against the fact that I 'd like him to be better off so I could have more options . |