Example sentences of "[verb] my [noun sg] [verb] [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | You would have to know my typewriter to appreciate fully the luxury of being able to hop about in a text making alterations , counting the words at a touch of a button and running off endless perfect copies . |
| 2 | I helped my dad clear up the house — he 's very good at that . |
| 3 | ‘ I used my shirt to put out the flames . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ He came round the desks and I kicked him in the back of his legs to get him to the floor and I used my shirt to put out the flames and Hazel gave him first aid . ’ |
| 5 | I let my back slide down the pillar until I was virtually squatting on the floor . |
| 6 | ‘ In that case , will you be forwarding my application to join either the Parachute School or the Independent Companies ? ’ |
| 7 | at the time , I thought , ‘ This is ridiculous , I 'm holding these boys back ’ because I was also managing a singer called Marc Bolan , and in the quieter moments , he and David would decorate my office to fill in the time , but I said to them that I had just run out of money and could n't afford to carry on — I 'd taken no commission from either of them at the time — so I went off to Spain to think about my next move and released them both from their contracts . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ My father , Leslie , was his agent and I remember my father screaming down the phone at Joseph , usually about money ! |
| 9 | Money was a problem because I 'd spent all the dosh I 'd got for the car , and I needed my grant to pay off the overdraft I 'd built up . |
| 10 | I keep my mouth shut just the same . |
| 11 | ‘ They were old and shredded but it crossed my mind to get out the glue stick . ’ |
| 12 | I ran upstairs , pausing by the back stairwell window to watch my father disappear round the dune before the bridge , ran up the stairs , got to the door to the study and twisted the handle briskly . |
| 13 | I declined the invitation the only thoughts in my head were finding my bed to soothe away the aches and pains . |
| 14 | So I can colour my hair to fill in the gap . |
| 15 | The RAF Benevolent Fund made an initial contribution towards my clothes , and Mr Grice , their representative , would come round after work and help my mother fill in the forms . |
| 16 | I do n't think the problem is limited to Tin Pan Alley by any means , but since I went there recently let's examine my experience to see where the answer is to be found . |