Example sentences of "[vb pp] [conj] my [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | Details of the number of Hurricanes scrambled or my position in the formation escape me . |
2 | As a uniform constable , my boundaries were very clearly demarcated and my peers in the city centre division set out the parameters of my social reality . |
3 | Perhaps you 've even heard that my nickname among the older servants is ‘ the satyr ’ ? ’ |
4 | ‘ And then , well , although I 'd felt that my outburst at the time of Simon 's death had wrecked our relationship , I found myself wondering if there was a chance of rekindling it . |
5 | After completing his Defence Fellowship , Tim Grant was posted as my predecessor in the Engineering Policy Branch in MOD and tasked with exploiting his thesis results . |
6 | And then with shoulders bunched and my eyes on the messed pavement I shuffle off down the drinker , and sit with tankard and tabloid in the comer by the fire . |
7 | As the days passed , my wits sharpened and my command of the tongue improved , as did my stories . |