Example sentences of "[v-ing] your [noun sg] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | SPRED has the twofold aim of teaching your child the ways of your own faith , and integrating him/her into the local parish community . |
| 2 | Whilst windsurfing , by keeping the head level you are giving your body the best chance of keeping its balance beneath you . |
| 3 | The ad shows a crook gazing at the busty , mini-skirted girls and asks : ‘ Who 's giving your bag the eye ? ’ |
| 4 | This can be anything from a loan of £10 to tide your sister over to her next pay cheque , to substantial gifts like giving your grandson the money for the deposit on his first house . |
| 5 | Punctuation is a way of showing your reader the structure of your sentences : it separates successive units ( such as sentences by full stops , or items in a list by commas ) and specifies what function words have ( for example when an apostrophe indicates possession ) . |
| 6 | You should put yourself first and not care or be possessive about your children , or about making your husband the breadwinner happy , or making the home a nice place to be . ’ ’ |
| 7 | Well done for making your mag the best on earth . |
| 8 | If you 're watching your weight the ideal period between weigh-ins is one to two weeks , says Dr Tom Sanders , Lecturer in Nutrition at the University of London . |
| 9 | But there are other kinds of sequence , too , such as a text-by-text commentary on works in a collection ( e.g. Lyrical Ballads ) ; or you might recount events in a narrative , telling your reader the story in the order in which it happens . |