Example sentences of "[subord] he [verb] i [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 's mad on polo so he takes me to the Hurlingham Club to watch him play . |
| 2 | Some years later I was at dinner with Brian Huggett and he got up and said , ‘ I should n't be talking to this man because he robbed me of the British Open . |
| 3 | It 'll be up to him whether he throws me to the dogs and I finish up in a debtor 's prison , or whether he turns into a guardian angel complete with halo and big fat cheque . |
| 4 | You see him , cos he 's , Nick goes can I have a poster ? no , they 're only for erm the prettiest girl in Clapton and he shook my hand and sort of giving it yeah , before he drags me behind the counter ! |
| 5 | However , I can remember clearly my own alarm , bordering on terror , when he told me about the Butcher 's measuring rod . |
| 6 | I remember him chuckling when he told me about the big farm men who came to have their teeth extracted . |
| 7 | Can be proved by describing the duty being performed , e.g. ‘ I said to John Brown ‘ You are being arrested for conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace ’ and was just about to hold his arm and caution him when he struck me in the face with his left fist etc . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ When he took me into the lead I did n't want to be there that soon — so many horses have been caught after being clear , ’ he said . |
| 9 | The closest we get together is when we dance and when he slaps me on the arse and that 's about it . |
| 10 | ‘ And he tried to put his tongue in my mouth and when he pulled me in the doorway he — he unfastened the front of his trousers . ’ |
| 11 | Most of the unexpected visitors were passing girl-friends of Roger 's , so I was surprised when he informed me of the pending arrival of a very special girl-friend . |
| 12 | When he greets me at the door , he is still wearing an apron , after ‘ helping out ’ in the attached tea shop which he runs ‘ as a bit of a hobby ’ . |
| 13 | Why do I need him to stay here when he weakens me in the way an earthquake undermines a city ? |
| 14 | You like yams ? ’ he asks as he hurries me through the West Indian greengrocer 's and out the back . |
| 15 | They made respectful way for him as he led me through the village to a longhouse standing apart from the others . |
| 16 | As he led me through the back door and on to the waste ground he used as an unofficial parking lot , he said : ‘ Good runner , only thirty thousand on the clock . ’ |
| 17 | Keith Lascelles took my hand , squeezing it reassuringly as he led me across the stage , up the wide stairway dividing the orchestra , and left me to arrange myself on the rostrum . |
| 18 | Seeing my stricken face the producer tried to offer some comfort and advice as he propelled me through the studio door . |
| 19 | ‘ I could tell he 'd been drinking as soon as he joined me on the jig . |
| 20 | He was laughing and wincing even as he threw me across the room into his drum-kit . |
| 21 | ‘ Very well , thank you , ’ I answered shyly as he patted me on the head . |
| 22 | " No , John , they 'll come up through the front , " said Fielding , his arm on my shoulder now as he steered me across the floor . |