Example sentences of "[conj] i [vb base] [to-vb] him " in BNC.
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| 1 | I say I am bored , and that I hope to see him that evening . |
| 2 | Lord Wittisham believes that I wish to marry him . |
| 3 | Is the Chancellor aware that not so long ago I met a chap in Blackpool who said to me , ’ When you see that Chancellor of the Duchy , tell him that I want to give him a piece of my mind : not only is the poll tax three times higher than the rates , but I have lost my job , my wife has been waiting for an operation for two years , my daughter has lost her maternity grant through this Tory Government and my son has lost his income support — so when you see the chairman of the Tory party , will you tell him that I want to meet him to discuss this matter at the top of the Blackpool Tower ? ’ |
| 4 | Is the Chancellor aware that not so long ago I met a chap in Blackpool who said to me , ’ When you see that Chancellor of the Duchy , tell him that I want to give him a piece of my mind : not only is the poll tax three times higher than the rates , but I have lost my job , my wife has been waiting for an operation for two years , my daughter has lost her maternity grant through this Tory Government and my son has lost his income support — so when you see the chairman of the Tory party , will you tell him that I want to meet him to discuss this matter at the top of the Blackpool Tower ? ’ |
| 5 | My theory is that I have to unmartyr him . |
| 6 | ‘ He 's not particularly assertive , so I try to make him more so , ’ she explains . |
| 7 | Mum and I go to see him sometimes , and we agree that he is a much nicer person than he used to be . |
| 8 | He has done some showing and I hope to show him again next year , but feel that his extensively pink muzzle detracts from his appearance . |
| 9 | David always notices when I 'm made-up or dressed in something new and I like to please him . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I 'd toss them in the river in sacks , ’ he says , and I pretend to believe him . |
| 11 | Tom thunders , ‘ Who the hell are you ? ’ , and I try to tell him I 'm Albert Fyles and I 've come to take the place of his regular caddie . |
| 12 | There 's a power cut ; the lights go out and we light candles and gas lamps and end up — a hard core of seven of us ; Andy , me , Howie , another two local lads and a couple of the traveller boys — down in the snooker room where there 's a beat-up looking table and a leak in the ceiling that turns the whole of the stained , green-baize surface into a millimetre-shallow marsh , water dripping from each pocket and dribbling down the bulky legs to the sopping carpet , and we play snooker by the light of the hissing gas lamps , having to hit the white ball really hard even for delicate shots because of the extra rolling resistance the water causes , and the balls make a zizzing , ripping noise as they race across the table and sometimes you can see spray curving up behind them and I 'm feeling really drunk and a bit stoned from a couple of strong Js smoked out in the garden earlier with the travellers but I think this dimly lit water-hazard snooker is just hilarious and I 'm laughing maniacally at it all and I put an arm round Andy 's neck at one point and say , You know I love you , old buddy , and is n't friendship and love what 's it 's really all about ? and why ca n't people just see that and just be nice to each other ? except there are just so many complete bastards in the world , but Andy just shakes his head and I try to kiss him and he gently fends me off and steadies me against one wall and props me up with a snooker cue against my chest and I think this is really funny for some reason and laugh so much I fall over and have distinct problems getting up again and get carried to my room by Andy and one of the travellers and dumped on the bed and fall instantly asleep . |
| 13 | ‘ I want to hear that from Garry , and I intend to see him , with or without your co-operation . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ And I want to ask him if he did anything to my goose . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I hired this man , and I want to call him off — ‘ |
| 16 | Er and I say I want to come on the on the phone and I want to talk to James , I want to put him straight , I tell him that we 're not doing this and I want to tell him that we actually erm know that er the people will be concerned about us giving ourselves a huge pay rise . |
| 17 | books for Alex and I want to help him and I want him to have an advantage , but I do n't want it to cause problems at school |
| 18 | — holding this second baby Ellen puts me in mind more and more of Oreste and I grieve to have him . |
| 19 | My brother-in-law 's with her now but visiting ends at eight and I have to take him home . |
| 20 | He 's swaying a bit and I have to grab him cos I think he 's going to fall over . |
| 21 | ‘ He 's deteriorated over the year — sometimes he does n't recognise me now ; and I have to fight him to get him to do anything . |
| 22 | And then if I please to reach him a hand and pick him up again , he shall know and acknowledge to whom he owes it , and walk more humbly thereafter . |
| 23 | I do n't know if I want to marry him , or if I will whenever it comes to the crunch . |
| 24 | I wish I could forget two London concerts he gave shortly before he died , but I prefer to remember him through performances as brilliant , powerful and exciting as we have on this set . ( ) |
| 25 | But I manage to keep him corralled . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ I 'll be very nervous but I want to ask him what he eats for breakfast . |
| 27 | I I 'm very grateful to the minister but I want to ask him a straightforward question . |
| 28 | ‘ But I want to see him ! ’ |
| 29 | He 's missing but I want to find him without the law knowing I 'm interested . ’ |
| 30 | Because I want to kill him , That 's why . |