Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] [vb -s] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | My heart fills with the anticipation of this perfect grove , towards which I am walking . |
| 2 | My heart bleeds for the whole misunderstanding but it bleeds most for Diana . ’ |
| 3 | And how my heart aches for the baby son of Sarah Monelle , the young mum killed when a speeding car mounted the pavement , again in freezing fog , and ploughed into her and three of her pals . |
| 4 | ’ I spend most of my time working so most of my money goes in the bank for a rainy day or for my children 's education . |
| 5 | ‘ But when my contract expires at the end of the season I 'll be keeping my fingers crossed that one of the top clubs will be interested in signing me . |
| 6 | I am in constant touch with defence industry leaders through the National Defence Industries Council and the Defence Manufacturers Association , and my Department participates in the regional seminar staged by the DTI for small and medium-sized defence industries . |
| 7 | And then my mind shimmers in the great heat and all things appear to me as through coloured veils . |
| 8 | A trade union to my mind stands in the same position . |
| 9 | The erm help available is in many ways decreasing erm I 'm afraid we have to drag politics into it sooner or later , but central government funding , or lack of it , erm to my mind lies at the bottom of many of these problems . |
| 10 | The courts decided readily enough that in this instance the offence is one requiring proof of mens rea ; ‘ the gist of the offence to my mind lies in the intention with which the thing is done , ’ as Darling J. put it . |
| 11 | ‘ My mouth feels like the bottom of a dried-up moat , ’ he grumbled , handing the roughly crafted mug back to her . |
| 12 | There are some days when my car soars around the M25 like a bird . |
| 13 | Now my Lord the report er in my submission goes to the issues which are at the heart of this . |
| 14 | It brought several things to mind : the evident barrier during negotiations between the steward and the women ; the warnings of a friend about my own relationship with the steward — ‘ You put too much trust in that man ’ ; and the remark made when I reported how I had initially explained my research aims to the union stewards — ‘ You told the Secret Service ! |
| 15 | My cat piddles on the carpet and yawns . |
| 16 | My ash falls on the floor . |
| 17 | My help cometh from the Lord . " |
| 18 | My help comes from the Lord , the Maker of heaven and earth . ’ |
| 19 | My bandsaw competes with the radial-arm for clatters and bangs so the big router won with a large chamfer bit . |
| 20 | For all his working of the flesh and his golden suntan and his deployment of pop philosophies and credos , Letterman is too contrived an individual to be successful with the sort of Frenchwoman — my gaze descends from the mountain to my backyard where they are pegging out a goatskin — whom he desires to play the part of Claudia . |
| 21 | My housekeeper looks after the dogs . |
| 22 | My eye falls on the geraniums by the window , which all the way through this conversation , presumably , have been continuing to scent the office air . |
| 23 | Apple of my eye derives from the Bible and means ‘ child of the eye ’ , child being the eyeball and especially the pupil which is the organ of vision . |
| 24 | I was questioned about this in recent years when I visited the Camp during one of my lecture rounds to the ATC in the Highlands , but I only add this yarn to illustrate that it takes all kinds to make any air force station , and I am sure our childrens ' children will be told and the tale will no doubt be embroidered to suit the occasion . |
| 25 | All my body hurts from the shower last night … ’ |
| 26 | Since I mention native speakers ' feelings in this connection , and since I am elsewhere rather sceptical about appeals to native speakers ' feelings , I had better explain that in this case my evidence comes from the native speakers of English I have taught in practical classes on transcription over many years . |
| 27 | Er it 's er I do n't I microwave goes on the the |
| 28 | My head lolls on the window glass . |
| 29 | ‘ Of course , my wife holds with the world , ’ Edward said to Willoughby . |
| 30 | My father sits in the living room in front of the television , my brothers in the dining room in silence . |