Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [v-ing] [prep] your [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whenever drilling or practising , try and do so without reading from your book or papers . |
| 2 | And only by listening to your hair 's basic needs can you persuade it to respond as you wish . |
| 3 | See if you know that Mrs L and Mrs T can get away with talking about your colour and that knowing there 's not a thing you can do about it because they do n't believe you . |
| 4 | Thus in preparing for your meeting be sure of the objective and give consideration to the possible scope of the discussion . |
| 5 | But sometimes it is disturbing to mothers , so if you feel uncomfortable about it you can try giving him a toy to hold while he 's on the toilet seat ’ ; and in general : ‘ If you take it easy in caring for your baby , you will be doing him a great service . ’ |
| 6 | The place does n't get cleaned up and Jonquil put to sleep and a meal ready just by sitting on your arse in a pub . |
| 7 | This is not a matter of sticking doggedly to a particular diet , but also of looking at your eating habits . |
| 8 | Press the icing out evenly by squeezing with your hand . |
| 9 | This game is well worth adding to your leisure library . |
| 10 | This game is well worth adding to your leisure library . |
| 11 | Well worth adding to your card games disks . |
| 12 | You can repay your Personal Loan at any time , simply by writing to your branch and arranging to pay-off the amount outstanding . |
| 13 | You can repay your Car Loan at any time , simply by writing to your branch and arranging to pay-off the amount outstanding . |
| 14 | All these can be covered quite simply by writing into your Will wording such as : |
| 15 | ‘ If you 'd been out on the street — ’ Georgiades looked at Nikos — ‘ instead of sitting on your ass in a cool office — ’ |
| 16 | I 'd never met anyone like you , and the fact that there was a rumour that you were newly in mourning for your father just added to the mystique , because I was young enough to find tragedy romantic . ’ |
| 17 | We shall look forward to hearing about your trip . |
| 18 | This may be through formal meetings and newsletters but it is likely to be done most effectively by talking to your son or daughter about his or her progress and following up these discussions with the school . |