Example sentences of "[verb] my [noun sg] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I commented a little earlier to somebody , I still have n't quite forgiven my mother-in-law for the chemistry set she bought my seven-year-old . |
| 2 | Well they 're a lot of fun and kids love them , and as I commented a little earlier to somebody I still have n't quite forgiven my mother-in-law for the chemistry set she bought my seven year old . |
| 3 | As I commented a little earlier to somebody , I still have n't quite forgiven my mother-in-law for the chemistry set she bought my seven-year-old . |
| 4 | Since then there have been other men in her life but tonight , the plans I laid all those years ago reach fruition as I proudly introduce my partner for the evening . |
| 5 | And that we actually op adopted a b a modern sensible er , reasonable attitude towards all living creatures and that we do today vote to ban fox hunting it is anachronistic as I said earlier , it is not necessary it actually causes harm , not only does it cause harm to foxes , but at least in one case , which is sufficient for me to continue my support for the ban damage to the people in my area . |
| 6 | It turned out that he shared my liking for the more conventional kind of organ . |
| 7 | That 's how I got interested in the sport : I read about the first black champion , Jack Johnson and it created my interest for the first time . |
| 8 | In the meantime , my thirteenth birthday was coming up , and it seemed like a good time to revive my request for the perfect present : a bird of prey . |
| 9 | I have also disclosed my intention for the effect that the book will have . |
| 10 | I touch my pocket for the reassuring packet of Diocalm . |
| 11 | " You know I ca n't discuss my work for the Surete with you , " replied his father brusquely . |
| 12 | In Los Angeles , where I lectured for a living , I pursued my fascination for the harmonic patterns and golden-mean ratios which run so consistently through the sacred art , music and architecture of both Western and oriental mystical traditions . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'm a free agent and have regained my appetite for the game . |
| 14 | ‘ Before the fight they were chanting my name for the first time and I could see the effect it had on Ruddock , his head was going down while my chest was swelling with pride . |
| 15 | I 've done my diary for the |
| 16 | ‘ I 've done my bit for the day . ’ |
| 17 | My dad blames my mum for the way things turned out for me . |
| 18 | One Sunday morning , about a week after I had seen my dad for the second time , I was lying in bed when I heard voices in the street below . |
| 19 | I said , ‘ You have n't seen my work for the past year , have you ? ’ |
| 20 | Today , I would give my life for the state of Israel . |
| 21 | Unfortunately I dived in one day without realising that the pool had been emptied ( I am short-sighted ) , and although my head turned out to be harder than the pool bottom , it seemed to dampen my enthusiasm for the sport . |
| 22 | I could n't do anything about Nassim 's cousin being in Pakistan , I reasoned as I rinsed my mouth for the hundredth time . |
| 23 | It was on that occasion — in the strangely bare study of Darlington Hall — that Mr Farraday shook my hand for the first time , but by then we were hardly strangers to each other ; quite aside from the matter of the staff , my new employer in several other instances had had occasion to call upon such qualities as it may be my good fortune to possess and found them to be , I would venture , dependable . |
| 24 | IWISH to express my support for the ambulance men and women . |
| 25 | Like any other parent with a vested interest in the future generations I am very easily persuaded to do my bit for the environment . |
| 26 | ‘ That fucker , my father-in-law , will ruin my erection for the whole day , ’ he said . |
| 27 | Kernaghan , who has actually won schoolboy caps for Northern Ireland added : ‘ I 've been given a big chance now to book my ticket for the World Cup finals in America and I 'll do everything I can to take it . ’ |
| 28 | You can thank my wife for the date . |
| 29 | ( ‘ To lie innocently then with you seems my ideal for the present ’ , Helen wrote in August . ) |
| 30 | I have been studeously avoiding doing my work for the last few hours . |