Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [adv] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | I wondered what on earth John would think if he saw all this ; his friends in church , many for the first time in years , strangers saying prayers for him , me weeping over his photograph . |
| 2 | The professor was asked out to preach in mining parishes ; and he discovered that , despite the views of the Bishop of Lincoln and the teenagers of St Benet 's that he was unintelligible in a pulpit , he could feel them hanging on his words . |
| 3 | ‘ Because I 'm b aadd , ’ he clowns , but them holds up his shaking hand , spreads his fingers and says : ‘ It 's because of this . |
| 4 | Cos it 's , I mean even his I mean have they got a shower ? |
| 5 | I pick up his name from someone , or was it in my mind anyway ? |
| 6 | ‘ The second killer , the one who murdered the girl , I checked out his MO because that sounded familiar , too . ’ |
| 7 | But I found out his real secret a long time ago . |
| 8 | ‘ Yes , I do , ’ she said , her head lifting , her body straightening , her tone suddenly decisive , ‘ I 'm going to tell him that , while I acknowledge both his lust and mine , I have absolutely no interest in either . |
| 9 | I peered over his shoulder at the spidery script . |
| 10 | How do I know where his money comes from ? |
| 11 | I put on his headcollar and tried to lead him but he would n't budge . |
| 12 | When I glanced sideways I noticed how his face had changed ; the air of bonhomie and lazy good humour had disappeared . |
| 13 | I look round his room . |
| 14 | I paid off his debts , but unfortunately for you , he insisted that he 'd pay me back someday and left me with a considerable number of IOUs . |
| 15 | I shook off his hand . |
| 16 | I screwed up his objectivity So he 'd be off now , |
| 17 | ‘ He rang me up and said he was feeling lousy and could I look up his chart . |
| 18 | As I poured out his fourth large Scotch , I wondered , would I too ever be disillusioned with Koraloona ? |
| 19 | ‘ I know where his office is . |
| 20 | ‘ And when you see Bellybutton , tell him that I know where his brother is , and I 'll pick the bastard up whenever I choose and then feed him head first into a cane-shredder . ’ |
| 21 | But I know where his friends live . |
| 22 | I know where his medicine and his drink are , when I last changed him , everything . |
| 23 | I know where his leg is . |
| 24 | ‘ I know when his birthday is . |
| 25 | I fill up his new dish to the top and stick it on the floor . |
| 26 | In my head I heard again his lyrical voice , on my lips I felt his lips , and on my wrist . |
| 27 | I waved away his solicitations and took a few mouthfuls of air followed by some tea . |
| 28 | Once , as he sat cross-legged on his mattress reading , deep in thought , I grabbed both his ankles , and yanked his legs , saying , ‘ Excuse me , but I have to take this wheelbarrow out to the garden . ’ |
| 29 | Should I cut off his fingers for daring to draw blood from your precious wife ? ’ |
| 30 | I felt either his nose or his cheekbone break . |