Example sentences of "that [pron] [verb] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | What happens when ‘ he ’ moves in and I ca n't work at all hours , ca n't eat when I like , ca n't take a bath any time I like , when he insists that I visit his relatives ? |
| 2 | he suggested , in short , that I vacate his premises |
| 3 | ‘ 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | ‘ 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 . |
| 6 | That I break his miserable china duck . |
| 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 told the Minister that I found his allegations incredible . |
| 11 | So much so that I bought his only copy of it , and earned his cordial loathing . |
| 12 | I admit that I find his attention flattering . |
| 13 | I was so affected by his discovery that I pursued his future career with the Museum Service and later visited him in his cardboard box . |
| 14 | One claims that I have his thighs and legs , another that I have his torso . |
| 15 | One claims that I have his thighs and legs , another that I have his torso . |
| 16 | I should like to say that I recognized his genius . |
| 17 | ’ They have accepted that somebody spiked his drink or food . ’ |
| 18 | The smooth-phrased B.B.C. announcer , the amusing don , the self-confident politician , the jargon-perfect critic , the editor of the literary magazine — all are reducible within a few months to a bewildered defensive creature with hollow cheeks and desperate eyes whose only cares will be to see that he gets his fair share of the potato ration , that nobody steals his bed boards , and that he exchanges his cigarette ends for food or vice versa at the best possible price . |
| 19 | But there was such sincerity and seriousness in his tone , he seemed so absolutely honest , just , and human , that nobody doubted his word . |
| 20 | She had the cheek to say that she felt his wife would n't like it . |
| 21 | When the Rector gravely offered Alexandra his arm to take her in to dinner , Robert 's face fell so utterly that she took his arm as well , and moved lopsidedly from the room between her ill-assorted escorts to the unspeakable anguish of the baby . |
| 22 | When he turned to look at her , the firelight cast shadows across his body , so that she saw his arms not as arms , but as wings … and they will enfold me so strongly and so sweetly that I shall never want to be free … |
| 23 | He leaned down so that she saw his whole face was alight with a slightly satirical amusement . |
| 24 | For a moment she thought that she saw his silhouette against the window , but she could n't be certain . |
| 25 | She was so pleased to hear him laugh that she ignored his words and sat on the floor at his feet . |
| 26 | Still , it was good that she sought his advice . |
| 27 | I hoped he was reminding her that she had his bucket on her back and he did n't want it covering with dents . |
| 28 | And now it seemed that she had his understanding — and his love . |
| 29 | Arty would see that she got his letter before she left for Seapark . |
| 30 | She wondered why John had not been more open with her but now she felt that she understood his situation better and they spent a blissful week together before he left . |