Example sentences of "to his [noun] [conj] i " in BNC.

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1 The most observant reporter of saying things by means of deeds was the late Erving Goffmann , and it is to his work that I would like to dedicate the rest of this lecture .
2 I promised him I 'd pass it on to his relatives if I could find them , anyway keep it safe in case he managed to get out too .
3 There have been two additions to his life since I left .
4 Not only to his health but is to his life and I mean er cutting his life time short , my opinion .
5 I remember listening to his music when I was about 12 years old , so that was exciting .
6 He discovered to his surprise that I was English , not American .
7 He jumped to his feet as I came in .
8 You know he 's entitled to his holidays but I do n't want to sit
9 Erm I do n't know the answer to his question but I think he 's put his finger upon a point .
10 He asked me to hold the coffee up to his lips and I was gone .
11 He nodded and returned to his chair while I stoked the fire .
12 HARRY Mead is entitled to his opinion and I think we might have suffered his first disparaging comment on Bowes Museum and its founders ( Echo June 5 ) without protest .
13 I was so used to his bullying that I never thought of hitting him back .
14 He went off with a medium spring to his step and I saw him later with his arms round Donna 's shoulders , which was n't ( as far as I knew ) in his script .
15 and he went straight back to his study and I thought I 'd go and see him because my parents had gone
16 Capron said it had come to his attention that I 'd been meeting you and that it had to stop . ’
17 He made it clear he could never acknowledge my existence to his family and I did n't expect him to .
18 But shortly afterwards , er , I was in confrontation with the chairman the basis of my contract with was such that it was not to his liking and I was not prepared to give way in the matter and was dismissed within six months of the acquisition of by .
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