Example sentences of "[verb] my [noun sg] to the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Oh God , ’ I moaned , and lowered my head to the cool steel pipe of the bridge rail . |
| 2 | I seemed all set to continue my way to the top outdoors , but as it turned out , the highlight of my summer was getting my photograph in Athletics Weekly , the bible of the sport , for the first time . |
| 3 | Ignoring them , I made my way to the Norman castle . |
| 4 | No , I 'll treat you to them , I make my lot to the nearest bottle with Unicare if I can , how many you 've got ? |
| 5 | There 's no doubt he relieved the pressure on me and the rest of the dressing-room and enabled me to enjoy my game to the full . ’ |
| 6 | It was n't until lunchtime that my boss drew my attention to the strange ‘ hairband ’ I was wearing . |
| 7 | Unfortunately I had not realised that a stern rope had already been passed to the ship and an indignant shout from my crew on the after deck drew my attention to the long nylon rope which was now snaking dangerously round the bollards as we drew away . |
| 8 | Now I 'm finding it difficult to find my way to the correct place . |
| 9 | Lights began to go on in the dark houses , and I relished my melancholy to the last drop . |
| 10 | Leapor often understands friendship as a spiritual comfort : accordingly , she advises women to pursue friendship , rather than beauty , since death is in sight : ‘ To smooth my Passage to the silent Gloom , / And give a Tear to grace the mournful Tomb ’ [ ML , 1 , 8 ] . |
| 11 | ‘ I extend my hand to the new president of the Greek-Cypriot people in south Cyprus , ’ he said , deliberately choosing language which challenges the legitimacy of the Cyprus republic . |
| 12 | I hauled my luggage to the nearest small hotel and took a cheap room . |
| 13 | Finally I handed my vote to the presiding officer who put my vote into the ballot box himself . |
| 14 | I begin my answer to the hon. Member by reminding the House that those who ignore history are destined to repeat it . |
| 15 | Still suffering occasional wooziness from the altitude , I sat on the steps , turned my face to the warm sun and was subjected to my first unsuccessful robbery : two little nicks in the zip pocket of my top . |
| 16 | Encouraged by the finding of this tiny coin , I turned my attention to the second side of the pond and began the same operation along its full length . |
| 17 | I closed the book hastily and sat thinking , trying to apply my discovery to the murderous maze I found myself lost in . |
| 18 | In doing so I should like to express my gratitude to the late Herman Dooyeweerd and to Irving Kristol both of whom have influenced my thinking . |
| 19 | Ltd. for their kind permission to reproduce illustrations of Cave Systems from their publications , and add my tribute to the excellent work of the cartographer Mr G.M. Davies . |
| 20 | The gentleman who saved me suggested I tell my story to the French authorities . |
| 21 | But in the British Secret Service was a Judas and that British Judas betrayed my father to the Polish Stalinists . ’ |
| 22 | Here I propose to confine my discussion to the contemporary debate surrounding the electoral system as an electoral system . |
| 23 | ‘ Often I have bent my way to the great entrance of Studley and seen twenty or more carriages waiting , unhorsed , for the return of the parties they had deposited in the morning and who were now rambling in all directions . |
| 24 | Only after a time did I force my attention to the other problem — Gharr 's demand for the phetam in return for Mala . |
| 25 | Cedric had n't changed a bit and I had to battle my way to the broken armchair by the fireside . |
| 26 | So while the Apostate 's squaring the circle with the last of Gittel 's breed , I turn my attention to the nearest branch of the familial tree of old Shmuel ben Issachar . |
| 27 | In his desire to make sure that I do justice to the Masai cosmic vision , the professor overestimates my attachment to the logical . |
| 28 | I 'm donating my copy to the local comprehensive because its lively , fact-filled format deserves a place in the library . |
| 29 | I 'd be grateful if you would pass my letter to the appropriate officer . |
| 30 | I had lost my heart to the little , golden flowers that brightened the meadows like a thousand suns . |