Example sentences of "his [noun] [conj] i [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I took Jimi Hendrix down to meet The Cream and as soon as Jimi started playing , Eric Clapton 's hands fell off his guitar and I saw him kinda reel and leave the stage . |
| 2 | I felt the jolt in his chest as I hugged it in rhythm against mine and for a long second could n't believe it , but then he heaved again in my arms and coughed in my face and a mouthful of dirty water shot out in a spout and he began coughing in earnest and choking and gasping for air … gasping , gulping air down , wheezing in his throat , whooping like whooping cough , struggling to fill his functioning lungs . |
| 3 | and he went straight back to his study and I thought I 'd go and see him because my parents had gone |
| 4 | If I may my Lord there is an issue that was raised in my learned friends reply er which er was a new point er and where I do take issue with him and this concerns the issue of the relevance of the directive here the , the issue relating to er whether or not the er Lloyd 's Act and the society have got any relevance in respect of the directive , his submission as I understood it , was that under article one , eight , nine the directive only addressed itself to states , to the British Government and that therefore the reliance on the directive by the society and in relation to the Lloyds Act was er a misconceived er reliance . |
| 5 | But it is worth mentioning what a very experienced and established psychiatrist told me about his work when I interviewed him . |
| 6 | One big American came out to do his act and I saw him blanch , and then visibly pull himself together before proceeding . |
| 7 | I was so affected by his discovery that I pursued his future career with the Museum Service and later visited him in his cardboard box . |
| 8 | I was quite surprised at his reaction when I informed him of the death of ‘ Egg and chips twice ’ . |
| 9 | He was a gentleman doing his job and I bore him no malice . |
| 10 | ‘ I clearly got up his nose when I asked him about a report which disputed his status as a big box-office draw , ’ says Barry . |
| 11 | I ran downstairs to the phone , hearing my father coming to the door of his room as I passed it . |
| 12 | He finished packing up his newsletters and I followed him upstairs into the bar . |
| 13 | ‘ I did not ask his name before I shot him , no . ’ |
| 14 | It was n't his name when I met him . |
| 15 | Well I was having an affair with his wife and I loved her so much I wanted to marry her , I wanted his land and his money , so I thought if he was out of the way it would be easier to get what I wanted and of course it was . |
| 16 | I zipped back along the M20 , letting Armstrong have his head as I thought it made a nice change for him not to plod through heavy traffic at ten miles an hour . |
| 17 | There was nothing in his wallet when I found him . ’ |
| 18 | Duncan reached up to hand Jamie his pint and I took mine , putting the money down at the same time . |
| 19 | Malleson carried my things down to the other block under his greatcoat and I followed him down the path about twenty yards behind . |
| 20 | I felt something hard in his pocket and I took it out … it was the box with the ring in it ! ’ |
| 21 | He 'd been glaring and smashing down glasses on the table and muttering under his breath and I wondered what on earth I 'd done to make him so disturbed , and then I realised I had n't done anything . |
| 22 | He fumbled a packet from the pocket of his anorak and I lit one for him with the dashboard lighter . |
| 23 | ‘ That was because I came from the most stable period of his life and I made him feel secure . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Next day he packed his bags and I found he had taken a load of my clothes , ’ added Kim . |
| 25 | And I have n't advanced his re-education since I got your message . |
| 26 | A faint tinkle of metal told me that Shep was lurking there in his kennel and I slowed my steps ; I was n't going to be caught again . |
| 27 | ‘ Naturally , he was not in his chambers when I left your message . ’ |
| 28 | There was blood on his hands and I thought he 'd had an accident . |
| 29 | He flicked his hand and I thought I saw a few spots of red appear on the shiny white tile beside me . |
| 30 | My hackles began to rise at his tone but I kept my voice calm . |