Example sentences of "[prep] my [noun] [verb] i [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 The insanity of my reality made me feel stupid and powerless .
2 The nurses turned me on my side and the doctor put a needle into a vein behind my knuckle to make me relax .
3 The sinking feeling I get when I fold it up again and stuff the envelope under my bed makes me realise how much I wanted it to come up with some answers .
4 Nowhere in my diary do I mention this physical discomfort , and even now I ca n't remember it as amounting to pain , although I do remember the school doctor drawing the matron 's attention to the extensive bruising on the softer parts of my body .
5 A jolt of pain in my head made me wonder whether it was such a good idea .
6 Before the editors of trade magazines start sticking sub-editors ' spikes in my effigy let me explain that their publications perform a valuable function and are extremely interesting to their readers .
7 We 'd be sitting or standing watching the traffic go by , Dawn alternately flapping about desperately trying to get away and perching on my glove letting me stroke and soothe her .
8 I 'm beginning to put my life together again now and I 'm concentrating on my riding to help me get through .
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