Example sentences of "[verb] [pos pn] [noun] in [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yes , it was nice to sit and eat my lunch in peace , with no-one to interrupt me but it is not nice every morning to ‘ bye ’ and leave him in someone else 's care . |
| 2 | Seeing my work in print was great — as was getting the royalty cheque — I still have n't cashed it ! ’ |
| 3 | This undemanding life-cycle had never been disrupted and I read the new lecture list partly just out of habit and partly for the simple pleasure of seeing my name in print . |
| 4 | I did a a complete song and it 's finished , right and I was thinking of actually erm seeing my mate in London who 'd get it cut on vinyl record . |
| 5 | It was Elvis who kindled my interest in music . |
| 6 | Would you like me to wear my dogcollar in court ? ’ |
| 7 | Just the other month , I met my mother in Kensington High Street . |
| 8 | ‘ Ah , but if you did n't , why bother to confirm my appointment in writing and fly me out first-class ? |
| 9 | After the lesson he told me that he wanted to buy a really good shirt he 'd seen somewhere , and I enquired into the resale potential of the item with a view to recovering my outlay in case of bankruptcy , which amused him further ; and then I gave him my terms . |
| 10 | In September 1938 , when I was sixteen , I went back to my native country for a holiday ; partly because 1 wanted to see my friends in štanjel , and partly so that I could visit my uncles , aunts and cousins on my mother 's side of the family in Mavhinje . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'm going to see my sister in Kettlewell . ’ |
| 12 | I am going to see my dad in London tonight . |
| 13 | They went to see my husband in hospital and asked him to see them when he came out . |
| 14 | After my return to England I was able to continue my interest in Burma 's future , for when General Aung San and his colleagues came to London for consultations with the British Government , Mr Attlee asked me to 10 Downing Street to introduce the various members to him . |
| 15 | I made my bed in charnels and on coffins , that a new Promethean fire might be lit ! |
| 16 | If I make my bed in Sheol , thou art there ! |
| 17 | ‘ So I sold my home in Sheffield and bought this place , which was ideal . |
| 18 | However none of them actually shared my interest in politics … . |
| 19 | ‘ I lived my life in Siglo XX as described in the book until 1980 , when I was invited to a conference on women in Denmark . |
| 20 | I walk back to my car with friends , talking all the while , and fumbling my keys in door , fail to open it . |
| 21 | ‘ I fixed up months ago to meet my parents in East Berlin today and took some holiday for it , ’ fumed one man . |
| 22 | I must have at least a dozen dresses made before I can shew my face in town . |
| 23 | The legal contract specifies my status in terms of tenure , salary , pension , dismissal , redundancy , discipline , etc . |
| 24 | I recently visited my relatives in Morecambe and took the opportunity to do some fell walking in the Lakes . |
| 25 | Moreover , I always think that working with you will lessen my spell in Purgatory when I die . ’ |
| 26 | I 'm going to work at keeping my charisma in check . ’ |
| 27 | Er , keeping my legs in practice |
| 28 | Microsoft would be hard pushed to include a file manager as sophisticated as XTree Gold in Dos 6 , I find it invaluable for keeping my files in order . |
| 29 | I found my mother in tears and my father very angry . |
| 30 | As an American I can only hang my head in shame over the Bill Clinton sex scandal . |