Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] my [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I hate to say something I do n't mean , and I had enough sense left to know I might not be prepared to keep my side of the contract tomorrow . |
| 2 | The limit to which the RCM was prepared to go in this matter was revealed in March 1939 , when Grunpeter was told that his salary was to be held to £2 a week , a sum ‘ which will make it impossible to continue my work at the camp as resident minister ’ . |
| 3 | and then put them in , it 's so much to ease my mind in the morning , is all I 've got to do is take them out and they 're pretty , they 're fresh , they 'll defrost by lunchtime and |
| 4 | I thought it was appropriate to put my neck on the line with the trade and say , ‘ I think this guy is really great and has got what it takes to be the next Lena Kennedy ’ . |
| 5 | Without any more information to go on it was impossible to revise my image of the way the world worked or had done all my life . |
| 6 | In broad terms , because soft systems thinking represents a unique way of encouraging an observer to learn about a situation , it should appeal to virtually anyone who has an enquiring mind , a notion reflected in the closing paragraphs of Systems Thinking , Systems practice ; as I have made frequent reference to this work throughout , it seems appropriate to finish my book with the following quote from Professor Peter Checkland , who says about soft systems thinking : |
| 7 | It was another stunningly hot , windless day , the sky an unclouded eggshell-blue , the temperature in the high seventies , so it was good to hang my head from the open window of Edward 's car and let the air come pelting at my face . |
| 8 | I just loved the idea of being able to use my chemistry in the design side of things . |
| 9 | While I am proud to acknowledge my sponsorship by the Union of Shop , Distributive and Allied Workers and my commitment of faith as a Methodist , I address the House today as merely one voice in a large and growing all-party coalition ranging from all the Churches to trade unions and consumer groups , all seeking a genuine consensus solution to the Sunday trading shambles . |
| 10 | Now I 'm finding it difficult to find my way to the correct place . |
| 11 | Even under Edward 's guidance it proved difficult to feel my way into the texts he gave me to read . |
| 12 | Smith said : ‘ I am ready to throw my hat into the ring . |