Example sentences of "[verb] my [noun pl] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you 've heard my comments about the knows who it is . |
| 2 | In another case , headlined as ‘ The Alleged Hooligan Tragedy ’ , a man died after a street-fight and it was reported that on arrival at hospital he had made a statement to the effect that , ‘ I got my injuries in the Borough through being kicked to death by Hooligans . ’ |
| 3 | When I got my hands under the protruding portion I realized there was no point in heaving . |
| 4 | I do n't think my performances during the winter were as good as could have been expected . |
| 5 | Sandra : As for that Mrs C I ca n't explain my feelings about the woman . |
| 6 | It 'd be easier if we met my troops for the first time at the concert , ’ he said . |
| 7 | When I was out on the road I mean before I came into training I was so I laid my cards at the table at this point in time to say yes I need to sell insurance erm and I always remember particular broker who you go in and and he 's saying well so how many of these particular products would you sell over the next year and he said oh twenty five and you go in great , guy 's promised to sell twenty five domestic contents policies over the next year . |
| 8 | I slept badly and had a dream that was to confirm my fears about the ghost . |
| 9 | I began by reading English and French and , after my mother 's trial , I was allowed to continue my studies by the personal intervention of Rákosi — by his special grace — because my godmother , my father 's first wife , was an extremely popular actress on the national stage , a great star . |
| 10 | To continue my predictions for the future . |
| 11 | As a youngster in the 1950s my greatest delight was to run on to the pitch at Murrayfield after the full-time whistle , pat my heroes on the back and not wash my hands for a week , much to the disgust of my mother . |
| 12 | Prost , who appeared at the same conference , said : ‘ I made my apologies to the world council . |
| 13 | And now I really make my jokes on the spot . |
| 14 | I shook the rain out of my hair and wiped my feet on the doormat , then stepped into the porch and tried the inner door . |
| 15 | ‘ Now 's the time to nail my colours to the mast , throw away the scabbard , buckle to , go the whole hog , cross the Rubicon , grab the bull by the horns , put my shoulder to the wheel and leave a note out for the milkman . ’ |
| 16 | That is why I cherish the work of Messrs David Alford and Ted Hynds of the People , who condensed my musings on the subject of my nasal ingestion of the powdered and refined fruits of the coca leaf into the terse , pithy and intriguingly erect motto , ‘ Cocaine And Me , By Funny Man Fry . ’ |
| 17 | It is on the Welsh border — and I am to reside there in my principality , pursuing my studies under the tutelage of my uncle Earl Rivers and the guardianship of him who has long been my chamberlain , Sir Thomas Vaughan . ’ |
| 18 | However , I must stress that the word ‘ vigilante ’ in fact never passed my lips during the interview conducted by your reporter . |
| 19 | I had to admit that , given my experiences of the evening , it remained a logical possibility that there might be some kind of entity out there skulking in some dark corner of the Cathedral , but somehow I thought not . |
| 20 | There was one about a fortnight ago , and would have given my ears for the sort of civilian committee , and the methods that they 're using here , compared with the ones I saw in London . |
| 21 | I stopped a hundred yards down the road and checked my bearings in the paperback A-Z I keep taped behind the sun visor . |
| 22 | ‘ There ! ’ gasped Dimity , ‘ I 'd forgotten my cakes in the excitement . ’ |
| 23 | I tap my fingers on the table and look at McDunn 's cigarette packet , hoping he 'll get the hint . |
| 24 | While walking the Pennine Way I cooled my feet in the beck before continuing south to Airton and Gargrave . |
| 25 | ‘ At the same time , ’ he said , ‘ I must also get to know my colleagues on the Board as fast as possible . |
| 26 | ‘ I have met the Luciferi , ’ I replied , and heard Madame Ralemberg moan as I briefly described my assailants in the alleyway and the appearance of my mysterious protectors . |
| 27 | It obviously took a while to find my feet with the group but when I had done I really started to enjoy myself . |
| 28 | I trained my binoculars on the reeds closest to the hide ; an up-and-down bobbing movement had caught my eye . |
| 29 | I gulped , and fixed my eyes on the blood-red pen on the desk . |
| 30 | I eventually found my parents in the sponsor 's tent in a huddle with Jack and his delightful wife , Jenny . |