Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] my [noun sg] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | That morning I met my father on the middle landing of the stairs , and we were alone together for the first time in the holidays . |
| 2 | I got my schooling on the hoof . ’ |
| 3 | I bumped my head on the door moving your mattress through the laundry , ’ said Tom . |
| 4 | I practiced my trade , I simplified my life , I was on my way to becoming the " Compleat Airman " , I also felt that I should get an overseas tour out of the way , and was quite pleased when I found my name on the PWR+ ; I then awaited eagerly to learn where . |
| 5 | I fixed my attention on the tower of the library which the priest , Sauniere , had built on the edge of a precipice overlooking the distant village of Esperaza . |
| 6 | " The old bird we were chasing just put on an extra spurt , and I banged my chin on the ground so hard I though a tree had fallen on me ! " |
| 7 | One evening as I was nearing Farr 's entrance , I was running , tripped , with the result that I banged my head on the pavement . |
| 8 | I put my candle on the table , and sat down here , where I am sitting now , to listen to their story . |
| 9 | I put my name on the list with everyone else , but was absolutely dumbfounded when I was told one day that it had come up , along with that of one of the other Waafs , and if we wanted to go we were to report to RAF Wyton at 10.00 hours the next day . |
| 10 | ‘ I put my name on the road-traffic-accident victim and I walked out with UNIDENTIFIED clutched in my paw . |
| 11 | I put my forehead on the steering-wheel and exhaled slowly . |
| 12 | With every nerve on edge and my heart pumping I put my foot on the first stair . |
| 13 | With all sorts of primeval fears about dark cupboards and traps and ghostly animals I put my hand on the handle , turned it , pulled and jumped back . |
| 14 | I put my hand on the last page , and hesitated . |
| 15 | God help me , I put my hand on the ruin of his head , and then I knew he was dead . |
| 16 | I put my hand on the place where your heart was meant to be . |
| 17 | I put my bag on the cobbles , rubbed my aching shoulder and sat myself down . |
| 18 | I rested my elbow on the bell-push and just kept right on resting . |
| 19 | For the first few years I rested my chin on the concrete wall separating the spectators from the players and saw many wondrous things . |
| 20 | I rested my head on the glass , and up went a pigeon . |
| 21 | When I came round I felt much better and I turned my back on the lake and went home . |
| 22 | I turned my back on the lochan and walked a dozen paces away from the edge before heading back towards the road . |
| 23 | Outside I turned my back on the stairs and walked on down the passage . |
| 24 | ‘ Whenever I hear my name on the lips of my little sister , ’ Roman cut in behind them , his voice sardonic , ‘ I smell trouble . ’ |
| 25 | I imagined the whole business of running to the wire , and setting up the ladder a thousand times , but I could never get beyond the point when I set my foot on the bottom rung . |
| 26 | I hung my thermometer on the wall , and do you know what it registered ? ’ |
| 27 | To be honest I ca n't remember , I know my lot on the last thing Wigan was doing two hundred and thirty an hour , so twelve times twenty , two hundred and thirty |
| 28 | ‘ I hit my head on the kerb when I fell and when I went to hospital two days later they told me I had severe bruising of the brain , ’ said Walter after his Kempton win on Mithl Al Hawa . |
| 29 | He says I hit my head on the ashtray . |
| 30 | I hit my car on the kerb . |