Example sentences of "[noun sg] i [verb] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were bunched together in the semi-final of the 1976 Olympic 1500m in Montreal and as we went for the same small gap I felt his spike again my shin . |
| 2 | As I woke from the dream I heard his glass eye roll like a marble across the cold kitchen floor . |
| 3 | So in the long run I think his objectivity may have helped a little bit . |
| 4 | For a moment I sensed his eye staring at me through the hole in the door but as soon as I looked at it the lens flashed and the cover on the other side swung quickly to rest . |
| 5 | ‘ Yet you knew who he was the moment I mentioned his eyes , ’ Sabrina said , sitting forward , her interest stimulated . |
| 6 | That evening I telephoned his home and could get no reply . |
| 7 | A few weeks after our meeting I accepted his invitation to become a member of that Commission , which also included David Donnison , Noel Annan ( Lord Annan ) , John Vaizey ( now Lord Vaizey ) , and Bernard Williams ( then married to Shirley Williams ) . |
| 8 | And on this shelf I keep his letters — ; letters to him that is . |
| 9 | For a-moment I thought his tongue had slurred the word , then I remembered Joyce 's fluent way with puns . |
| 10 | In the E flat Sonata I enjoyed his cajoling lyrical charm in the opening movement and the Menuetto as much as his pin-point clarity in the Scherzo and his mounting flames in the finale . |
| 11 | In consequence of this service I gained his respect and was placed in command of his army . " |
| 12 | I had been asked to let her know the minute I saw his car arrive . |
| 13 | Earlier in this tome I recalled his experiment with target finding , and remember the dateline — June 1940 , attacking a target near Rotterdam . |
| 14 | By a miracle I remembered his number , which was an easy one , and by another Toby had four pennies . |
| 15 | Every morning I thank his maker for that . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ First thing Sunday morning I rang his home again and spoke to Sarah . |
| 17 | Every night at bedtime I hide his hairbrush in his pillow and sometimes he hides my shoes in the washing machine . |
| 18 | ‘ In the end I grabbed his crotch , he yelped in pain , but he was away . ’ |
| 19 | And , since we 're talking about it , I want to make amends for the way I treated his mother . |
| 20 | As a strong feminist I found his ‘ laddish ’ humour conflicted with my own firmly held views on an equitable sexual and social relationship . |
| 21 | With inward dismay I noted his eyes glint with interest . |
| 22 | Fletcher said : ‘ It 's a bit of a pity because he 's certainly one of the players in our thoughts but it 's no great problem I know his capabilities . |
| 23 | ‘ In retrospect I find his advice staggering . ’ |
| 24 | By the time I left his office , I felt as if I had been an established outside-left for years , ’ Bastin later recalled . |
| 25 | ‘ It 's the only time I hear his voice , when you two come , ’ Lady Grubb said , ‘ He even leaves notes for the maids . ’ |
| 26 | First time I tried his phone was engaged . |
| 27 | It will be always a great pleasure to remain in contact with the spirit of Olivier Messiaen every time I perform his music . |
| 28 | I 'll tell him to his face I think his parent 's sofa 's not very nice . |
| 29 | In fact I think his intelligence was improved by the interview , because as we walked home he invented a surprisingly clever plan . |