Example sentences of "but i [verb] him [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Darius now wants chips , but I tell him to make do with a biscuit sandwich . |
| 2 | Tony is the one who will definitely jump up and fucking , but I tell him to fuck off ! |
| 3 | It was n't easy , but I persuaded him to do the right thing . |
| 4 | John wanted to drop that line , but I persuaded him to leave it in . |
| 5 | But he had an appointment with a delegate of the Slaters union at the Freemasons lodge in the Imperial , but I persuaded him to come for a drink . |
| 6 | Dad simply pushed her forward but I heard him whisper , ‘ Move along , yer 'olding up the service . ’ |
| 7 | I had my eyes closed to do this , but I heard him catch his breath . |
| 8 | Obviously I could n't follow him up to his front door , but I saw him turn into the grounds . ’ |
| 9 | I could n't hear and was crying from the pain , but I saw him put his foot sideways into Marius 's midriff . |
| 10 | ‘ I could n't see his face very well because the leaves and branches were in the way , but I saw him climb the fence and steal the bulbs . ’ |
| 11 | But I made him put his coat on . |
| 12 | He nearly caught me out with his C. S. Lewis , but I had him sewn up like a kipper with my Hermann Hesse . |
| 13 | It took a great deal of effort not to wriggle about as much as I normally did , but I feared him panicking more than the physical discomfort . |
| 14 | ‘ Tony was thinking of packing it in over a month ago but I told him to go away and talk it over with his family first . |
| 15 | ‘ Well , he did begin to go on about it being unusual for him to be that side of the bar , but I told him to get on with it . ’ |
| 16 | At last I found a young doctor who gave me a curious look , but I begged him to examine Rachel , which he did , and then looked up and said , ‘ My dear lady , your daughter has bubonic plague ! ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I was very childish then , but I wanted him to go away . |
| 18 | He could fly all day long and all night long if he wanted , but I wanted him to get 100 hours at night and I felt that despite his enthusiasm I would like to he shot of him for a period . |
| 19 | ‘ Again I felt uneasy , but I allowed him to continue his tour of the premises . |
| 20 | He 's in a pot bunker and it 's going to be difficult to get out , but I want him to get out beyond Jacklin 's drive so he 's second to play . |
| 21 | But I see him looking at me . |
| 22 | I ca n't argue with this , but I urge him to include driving lessons in his New Year 's resolutions . |
| 23 | But I urge him to accept that a single currency , as my right hon. Friend the Member for Blaby ( Mr. Lawson ) made clear the other day , means a massive transfer of political and economic power to the centre . |