Example sentences of "[prep] my [noun sg] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The results of this tour , so far as the ladies of the party were concerned , tended to confirm all my previous impressions of their valour and vigour , and also to the strengthening of my determination never to undertake or propose any arrangement from which the ladies must of course be excluded . |
| 2 | It is no part of my duty now to give any thought to the making of my own soul or the righting of what I have done wrong . |
| 3 | I 'd happily part with my money just to hear the sensational Philadelphia/Ormandy Rachmaninov Vocalise ( ‘ Never mind the meal , just turn down the lights ! ’ ) . |
| 4 | I blink my eyes for some inkling of orientation , but the high-pitched multi-signals whine and cascade about in my head just to make things quite clear that they 're not going to be harassed into full-powered service tonight . |
| 5 | I am very careful in my advice never to say ‘ never ’ . |
| 6 | And often she 'd touch down on my glove only to find something not quite right and promptly take off again . |
| 7 | I 'm just on my way now to pick it up . |
| 8 | ‘ He said he 'd pick up a spare part for me today , and he has n't , which is why we fell out earlier and why I 'm on my way now to pick it up myself . |
| 9 | ‘ I was given two , and I was told by my nurse never to let them near the fire or they 'd melt . |
| 10 | I asked him how long he had been with the Republicans and he said , ‘ Three weeks — I 'm a sales manager and I 've been given leave of absence by my company just to produce last night 's rally . ’ |
| 11 | After all , we were no ordinary family , but a clan : I was told by my mother always to hold my head up high , and remember that I was not only a MacLeod , but a double MacLeod — MacLeod being also her maiden name . |