Example sentences of "[conj] i [verb] what he " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Not , of course , that I realised what he 'd done then .
2 ‘ It was only when the doorbell rang and two more couples joined us that I realised what he had in mind . ’
3 Let me tell the hon. Member for Bolsover ( Mr. Skinner ) that I heard what he said about this matter on Thursday , and I agree with him .
4 I fancied that I knew what he was thinking ; much like what Jack would have thought .
5 With things like art nouveau and Edwardian furniture , when David started buying them , I went and got books to get my act together in order that I knew what he was into , but with drugs , I did n't know , added to which David was very secretive and for a long time I was n't aware that he was having a problem , not necessarily from cocaine addiction , which everybody loves to tell you is not addictive , but it is in terms of the fact that you rely on feeling up to cope — you just become more and more paranoid .
6 He must have seen from my face that I knew what he was talking about .
7 The Guv'nor told me to ride Ile de Bourbon in the big race telling me that I knew what he could do and that win was the biggest of my career so far but I 'll always remember Lester who had finished nearly last padding disconsolately into the weighing room and asking me ‘ Did you know your horse had improved so much ’ .
8 By that I mean what he thought the girl was worth to him .
9 It may seem stupid , but it was n't until years later , when we were in Morocco , that I understood what he was trying to tell me then .
10 And I find it hard to believe , because first of all you have to understand the word ‘ intelligent ’ in the way he meant it and I 'm not sure that I know what he meant ; and there are any number of ways of being intelligent .
11 He was angry about the comments , denied making them and I accepted what he said .
12 And they do for 5–10 minutes , then he speaks out of the silence , ‘ and I know what he is saying is of the Holy Spirit — it resonates so clearly in me and rings true ’ .
13 And I know what he means about the long vistas of precedent , like endless suites of anterooms , that open backwards from these recurring moments .
14 Then Julius Caesar comes up and I knew what he were going to say before he said it . ’
15 I know that Jack is a master chairmaker and I admire what he does .
16 And I did what he asked .
17 We scattered Billy 's ashes from an outcrop on the Bwlch Main ridge , which for me now will always be Billy 's rock , and I remembered what he had been — the irreverence , the energy , the humour and essential contradictory humility of the man .
18 I LOVE him , I respect him and I honour what he 's been through and what we 've been through together .
19 ‘ I 'm sitting here because I love him and I respect him and I honour what he has been through and what we 've been through together . ’
20 Albert said , ‘ I 'm sure he did see Mr Evans and I think what he saw him take was an envelope .
21 I hardly remember him , and I think what he did to our Mam was foul .
22 If I knew what he wanted , I might be able to tell you . ’
23 Cos I know what he looks like it 'll be like looking at you and saying that 's Toby cos I know what you look like as well do you think ?
24 A slight exaggeration but I knew what he meant .
25 ‘ No , but I know what he knew . ’
26 But I know what he means .
27 But I know what he saw at the time — three mere candle-flames and three mere shadows .
28 Yeah but I know what he means when he says he ca n't and I said to him I said ooh I feel a bit out of sorts this morning , sort of I do n't know how you must feel having to go to work .
29 But I see what he feels , I mean I feel it myself more and more , this awful deadweight of the fat little New People on everything .
30 Secondly , while I heard what he said about the fact that , in the case of Mr. Thorpe , the process in north Devon was not exhausted , the theoretical position remains that the treatment may not have been available in north Devon , but was made available in London by virtue of the fact that Mr. Thorpe had two residences and was registered in two places .
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