Example sentences of "my [noun sg] [to-vb] [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I put him back in his stable again , complete with an enormous amount of bandaging and went home to wait for my vet to phone with the results of the x-rays . |
| 2 | I may modify my behaviour to conform to the expectations of the group , and I will do so in a much shorter time than I would in a one-to-one relationship . |
| 3 | He replies : It 's not the type of car I 'd want my wife to take to the shops . |
| 4 | ‘ I had already tried in my youth to enlist in the Forces as an officer cadet , which would have allowed me to enter the arsenal and precede Lortie in a rampage . |
| 5 | There are so many sick in the village , February is a wicked month , and it seems to take me all my time to get round the cottages and then when I am back , I am extremely tired and I fear I 'm not as patient as I should be , poor little creatures and the baby still in his petticoats . |