Example sentences of "that i [vb mod] [adv] [verb] he " in BNC.
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1 | I would argue with the author on the merits of the wing-down as opposed to the crab cross-wind landing techniques , and feel that he should have concentrated less on right-hand tractor American rotation engines , but other than that I ca n't fault him , and would class the book as absolutely required for anyone aspiring to be a tailwheel instructor . |
2 | ‘ It is n't that he has totally gone away , it 's just that I ca n't see him as I used to . ’ |
3 | " Foolishly , I dined with him to make clear that I would n't see him again and that if he persisted with his unwanted attention I would have no choice but to go to you . |
4 | He knew that I would never let him marry her , and , besides , he has a girlfriend of his own , so when I offered him money to go away and leave her alone he stood me off as much as he dared , and collected a big enough stake to marry his girl and start a small business , which , he kindly informed me when he left , he intends to turn into a large one , one day . ’ |
5 | ‘ Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him ? saith the Lord . |
6 | Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him ? ’ |
7 | — But it is for his gift of sympathy and understanding for the teachers who worked with him which far exceeded his obligation that I shall largely remember him . |
8 | And thought : and Floy is going off into the midst of all these and it is perfectly possible that I shall never see him again . |
9 | ‘ I can not pretend that I shall ever like him , ’ said the lawyer . |
10 | ‘ I 'll find it , ’ I yelled back at him , then slipped an old Simply Red tape into the cassette just to annoy him , although it had the added advantage that I could n't hear him any more . |
11 | I told the hon. Gentleman that I could not give him the information for which he asked until October , when the 1991 population figures would become available . |
12 | Two days later , he brought me a charcoal drawing of her , very lightly done , a sort of dream-like impression and it was so like her , it captured the essence of her so minutely , that I could not believe he had never seen her , only listened to me . ’ |
13 | He talked so steadily that I could hardly thank him . |
14 | I looked at his face , which was something I did seldom , for I did n't like it , and saw that he did n't believe me ; that he found it inconceivable that I should n't love him ; that , ageing and unmarried though he was , he believed himself to be irresistible . |