Example sentences of "[conj] i [verb] his [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I felt up from thigh to hip , and leaned close where I judged his face to be , but never a breath or a sign of life . |
| 2 | It was impossible for the skipper to get out " , although I put his parachute on for him he remained at the controls and ordered the crew to bale out . |
| 3 | He was not amused , although I think his pride was hurt more than anything else , but he did move his chair this time — right back into the second row ! |
| 4 | ‘ Will you write Charles Napier that I made his man Moncrieff a lieutenant , ’ Keith wrote , ‘ and I am now obliged to invalid him to prevent his being dismissed by a court martial . |
| 5 | A guy who used to take me to watch Oxford , but apart from that I respected his football knowledge , used to say he was Leeds weak link , but I do n't remember too many details . |
| 6 | ‘ I always tried to make Mojo more organised , ’ she says , ‘ but all that ended up happening was that I kept his diary and sent letters off for him . |
| 7 | It was not until a few years later that I think his talent really started to manifest itself because you could n't quite think where it was going . |
| 8 | ‘ That I liked his music — and that I did n't like Miguel Rafaelo as much as he did . ’ |
| 9 | I do n't actually say that I view his piano playing as if he 's a miniature mixture of Oscar Peterson , Oscar Borge , Chico Marx , Russ Conway and Les Dawson , because I 've only just thought of that . |
| 10 | I admit that I find his attention flattering . |
| 11 | One claims that I have his thighs and legs , another that I have his torso . |
| 12 | I should like to say that I recognized his genius . |
| 13 | Too many years ago to be worth mentioning , I had a boyfriend who failed to understand the religious nature of my viewing , any more than I understood his motivation in inviting me to view along side of him . |
| 14 | I have seized him by the hair of his head And shoved it into a bucket of water And I screwed his pistols up his arse A dam sight harder than I screwed his daughter ( Rum ti-iddle-ey etc ) . |
| 15 | ‘ I do n't think Francis ever made a will so I suppose his share will come to me . ’ |
| 16 | I thought it was better to put my own thing forward so I dismissed his comment by saying that his rude attack on me was like being savaged by a dead sheep — and that became famous . |
| 17 | He started walking away and he 's still walking kind of fast , so I grabbed his sweater from the back and pulled on it to slow him down . |
| 18 | I tried to smile at him through my tears , but I realized it had n't turned out very well , so I squeezed his hand which I was holding . |
| 19 | I did n't want him to hear the reluctance in my voice , so I squeezed his hand again . |
| 20 | Once I left his nappy off , just to see what would happen , and he was soaking by 9.30pm . |
| 21 | ‘ In fact , Ursula and I accepted his invitation to go over to Macau with him and Cavell Fielding on Tuesday evening for dinner and a spot of gambling in one of the casinos , and a very enjoyable few hours they were too . ’ |
| 22 | And I got his kid . ’ |
| 23 | This time he seemed ill at ease and jumpy and I noticed his face was slick with perspiration when he spun to greet me . |
| 24 | At the end of my reading , the lecturer asked the newcomer his name , and I heard his voice for the first time — a soft , warm American accent , with the rich , furry tone the English find so attractive . |
| 25 | Then he raised a hand and I heard his whisper . |
| 26 | It 's an alien situation and I question his ability to handle it . |
| 27 | And I know his name not it 's sommat like erm who can I say . |
| 28 | ‘ Never , though he did say his local picture house was the Pavilion and I know his mother took her loaves to be baked at a place called Jimmy McFadden 's bakery , but they 're not in the phone book , either of them . |
| 29 | Sir , I have been with my master for twenty years and I know his appearance as well as I know my own . |
| 30 | Far as I remember he called me a nasty name and I slapped his wrist . ’ |