Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [to-vb] [adv] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I can colour my hair to fill in the gap . |
| 2 | Severe wind turbulence caused my canopy to go down a lot faster than normal . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | ‘ I used my shirt to put out the flames . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | It does n't improve his nerves now to see me sitting on his carpet timing Casey 's phone rings with my stopwatch to work out the number he dialled . |
| 8 | I could smell the citronella that I put on my skin to ward off the mosquitoes and feel the breeze beginning to rise from the river . |
| 9 | ‘ They were old and shredded but it crossed my mind to get out the glue stick . ’ |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | I closed my eyes to shut out the glow from the cloverleaf window and tried for sleep . |
| 12 | I would have succeeded in my ambition to discover how the universe began . |
| 13 | Then one time when I put my hand in my sleeve to bring out the compass , it was n't there . |
| 14 | When I came out of my room to go downstairs the door of his bedroom was open . |
| 15 | It is quite possible , then , that my employer fully expects me to respond to his bantering in a like manner , and considers my failure to do so a form of negligence . |
| 16 | My resolve to set up an inquiry into the social security system was strengthened by one other important factor . |
| 17 | I thank the man , a campesino , and pull off my top to wipe away the gob with toilet roll . |
| 18 | I had it on my schedule to see quite a lot of you over the next few weeks , Folly . |
| 19 | across the road and took my cigarettes out , out my pocket to light up a cigarette and a bus came round the corner so I put it back again . |
| 20 | I knew that I was alone , and I found myself saying over my name to myself to intensify my individuality to bring about a conviction that though alone I was strong . |
| 21 | In view of the limited time available before the scheduled date for Advance Data Capture for Council Tax purposes I will ask my secretary to set up a meeting to discuss this document and Council Tax structures and staffing levels in a couple of weeks time . |
| 22 | I declined the invitation the only thoughts in my head were finding my bed to soothe away the aches and pains . |
| 23 | ‘ In that case , will you be forwarding my application to join either the Parachute School or the Independent Companies ? ’ |
| 24 | I frantically started to use my hands to bale out the water in an attempt to avoid the seemingly inevitable embarrassing swim in to the beach and the awaiting crowd of families and friends . |
| 25 | PAMELA : As it is your will and you have determined , it is my duty to yield up the point . |
| 26 | ‘ No lass , I 'm on my way to pick up a radiator . |
| 27 | ‘ I am on my way to take up a situation as companion and had to put up here to catch the cross stage tomorrow . ’ |
| 28 | 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 . ’ |
| 29 | Middlesbrough Council is to reconsider its decision to turn down a request for help from the Church of the Holy Trinity , North Ormesby , which faces a £41,000 bill for repairs to its Grade II listed clock tower . |
| 30 | Middlesbrough Council is to reconsider its decision to turn down a request for help from the Church of the Holy Trinity , North Ormesby , which faces a £41,000 bill for repairs to its Grade II listed clock tower . |