Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] my [noun pl] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'll build my own museum in Pittsburgh , or someplace else , or give my paintings to the National Gallery in London . |
| 2 | I shook the rain out of my hair and wiped my feet on the doormat , then stepped into the porch and tried the inner door . |
| 3 | I stopped a hundred yards down the road and checked my bearings in the paperback A-Z I keep taped behind the sun visor . |
| 4 | I gulped , and fixed my eyes on the blood-red pen on the desk . |
| 5 | There 's a man cooking chestnuts on the corner and I stop and warm my hands over the fire and look at the Christmas tree . |
| 6 | The scene shifted and I found myself at the head of a stairwell , aware that yet another place might be reached but only by somersaulting over the banister and walking my feet down the opposite wall as one might descend a defile in a crag . |
| 7 | Wind rattled and swayed the trees and filled my ears with the old songs of the land , and the sun shone through the moving boughs in shimmering ever-changing patterns . |
| 8 | in P P G twelve about the guidance the structure plan should provide to a local planner , and put my cards on the table , wonder whether it would n't actually be more to say if York can only provide thirty three hectares , that should be the provision first in York ? |
| 9 | On evening walks down Loreto , a lane of high stone walls , trying to decide on a restaurant , I would stop and run my hands over the ashlars , marvelling at the purity of each one as I have marvelled at the completeness of a sculpture by Brancusi ; each of them so tightly locked together that I found it impossible to fit a fingernail between them . |
| 10 | I used to take it out sometimes , undo the little golden clasp , and run my fingers over the softness of the velvet inside . |
| 11 | Now that my wages were no longer required to subsidise the café , I scrimped and saved and redoubled my efforts on the clubs , saving the money for furniture and carpets . |
| 12 | I was thereafter in frequent communication with Eliot about the synopsis and concerning my negotiations with the Ministry . |
| 13 | ‘ I sank down on my knees and thrust my fingers into the dry warm sand . ’ |
| 14 | This is a game I invented to allow me to get some exercise and amuse my children at the same time . |
| 15 | I decided to see what would happen if I pressed my lips against the microphone and placed my hands on the stool . |
| 16 | I could melt into her flat , and keep my slippers by the fire . |
| 17 | One time , during a late lock-in at the Paprika , I ran to the car to get my cigarettes , and saw my friends through the Christmassy frost of the window : silhouettes dancing , milling about and smoking ; the cone-shaped joints , most unmistakable in their size , dancing from hand to hand . |
| 18 | I had better go now and pay my respects to the petty bourgeoisie . |
| 19 | I am distraught to learn of the demise of your mother and shut my ears to the ugly rumour that you had her put to death so that you could take up ballet-dancing . |
| 20 | ‘ You must believe me when I tell you that I have found it impossible to carry the heavy burden of responsibility and discharge my duties as the heir to the throne without the help and support of the woman I now loathe . ’ |
| 21 | Therefore , it is against that back-cloth , that I respond to these orchestrated criticisms and express my views on the man I have come to know as a friend and a very good colleague . |
| 22 | I went over and ran my fingers over the length of the flexor tendons , feeling for signs of thickening . |
| 23 | I sit up in bed and swing my legs to the floor . |
| 24 | I like to say what I have to say in as few words as possible and to lay my cards on the table for all to see . |
| 25 | As I stripped off and dipped my arms into the steaming bucket I wished with all my heart that the porcine uterus was a little short thing and not this horrible awkward shape . |
| 26 | Then he took me in both hands and pushed my legs into the top of the bone . |
| 27 | I stumbled to a halt and snapped my fingers through the air . |
| 28 | " Shall I come and say my prayers in the morning ? " |
| 29 | Very slowly I took my weight on the good hand and slid my feet over the rim of the tub . |
| 30 | I got back to the office and explained my doubts to the analyst . |