Example sentences of "[verb] my [noun pl] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | And now I really make my jokes on the spot . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . ’ |
| 5 | I tap my fingers on the table and look at McDunn 's cigarette packet , hoping he 'll get the hint . |
| 6 | ‘ At the same time , ’ he said , ‘ I must also get to know my colleagues on the Board as fast as possible . |
| 7 | I trained my binoculars on the reeds closest to the hide ; an up-and-down bobbing movement had caught my eye . |
| 8 | I gulped , and fixed my eyes on the blood-red pen on the desk . |
| 9 | My fingers are froze , so I warm my hands on the cup for a bit before I try drinking . |
| 10 | And since the frozen peas and firm bandaging were applied by the fair hands of a comely maiden , I began to think that perhaps I could reasonably update my views on the ankle , Eros-wise . |
| 11 | I would like to expand on the same topic by expressing my thoughts on the structures that exist , or fail to exist , in this country to help promising junior players become accomplished professionals . |
| 12 | I put my things on the straw mattress . |
| 13 | While I put my purchases on the sliding counter he kept patting the inside of my thigh until it drove me to desperation . |
| 14 | As he cleared off to lick his wounds in Canada he spoke of his displeasure — ‘ by trusting AIP ( Corman 's parent company ) to make a beautiful flick , I put my balls on the table and they got lobbed right off . ’ |
| 15 | in P P G twelve about the guidance the structure plan should provide to a local planner , and put my cards on the table , wonder whether it would n't actually be more to say if York can only provide thirty three hectares , that should be the provision first in York ? |
| 16 | ‘ I think it 's time I put my cards on the table . |
| 17 | The police service themselves recognize that there has to be a a need for change that they have to be brought up to date er and er I think you 'll see when I a announce my decisions on the Sheahy report er that er I am taking the need to er reform the police service , very seriously indeed . |
| 18 | I drummed my fingers on the desktop . |
| 19 | I 've got my orals on the eighteenth , nineteenth , and twentieth |
| 20 | By some miraculous quirk of fate , I have so far managed to get through life as a jobbing hack without ever once having to put my opinions on the preachers into print . |
| 21 | Similarly , when she catches me watering my plants on the balcony we share , she says , ‘ Shame you have n't got a patch to muck about in . ’ |
| 22 | Although I have based my designs on the blue-white-yellow colour combinations , there is no reason why you should n't use your own combination if you prefer it . |
| 23 | Now I could set my sights on the European Championships in Stuttgart . |
| 24 | Ill be sending my comments on the Sunderland Match later — but a revolutionary idea we came up with was velcro shirts … with stick on everything … |
| 25 | I have been asked to give my views on the most important events and changes in the ‘ domain of art and artistic culture ’ over the last ten years , which I have agreed to do , as much out of friendship for the Giornale dell'Arte ( and its editor ) as out of vanity ( let's be honest ) . |
| 26 | Now that my wages were no longer required to subsidise the café , I scrimped and saved and redoubled my efforts on the clubs , saving the money for furniture and carpets . |
| 27 | I have some Capricorn , which keeps my feet on the ground . |
| 28 | I wrote to Tim & Polly yesterday but I ca n't lay my hands on The Barbarton exploration Base address . |
| 29 | I decided to see what would happen if I pressed my lips against the microphone and placed my hands on the stool . |
| 30 | ‘ Kathie and Laura have helped me to keep my feet on the ground , ’ says John . |