Example sentences of "[verb] my [noun pl] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . ’ |
| 2 | I stopped a hundred yards down the road and checked my bearings in the paperback A-Z I keep taped behind the sun visor . |
| 3 | ‘ There ! ’ gasped Dimity , ‘ I 'd forgotten my cakes in the excitement . ’ |
| 4 | While walking the Pennine Way I cooled my feet in the beck before continuing south to Airton and Gargrave . |
| 5 | ‘ 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 . |
| 6 | I eventually found my parents in the sponsor 's tent in a huddle with Jack and his delightful wife , Jenny . |
| 7 | I 've trusted my instincts in the past and they 've usually been right . |
| 8 | I sat on the quay with my hands down beside me and my fingers over the edge as I put my feet in the boat , ready to get in . |
| 9 | When I put my hands in the pockets I felt bank-notes . |
| 10 | The difference was that , having applied my colours in the same direct way , drawing from the end and edge of the pastel stick . |
| 11 | Oh , no , Bros Will I , will I be I can when will I see my pictures in the paper . |
| 12 | There 's no when will I will I be famous , when will I see my pictures in the paper . |
| 13 | Your words helped sustain my defences in the aftermath of Matthew Sura 's vicious and slovenly attack , from which , I fear , I am still rather reeling . |
| 14 | They might laugh when I wave my hands in the air , but what they do n't understand is , my fingers are dancing to high hat rhythms . ’ |
| 15 | I hang my clothes in the wardrobe and put on the plastic gown . |
| 16 | Havelock said : ‘ I have had my troubles in the past , but I have never let England down . |
| 17 | I am doing my utmost to persuade my colleagues in the Council of Ministers that it would make no sense , for the European Community as well as this country , if the directives were promulgated in their present form . |
| 18 | I rolled on my back , stuck my legs in the air and laughed . |
| 19 | I know my colleagues in the creative department do not agree . |
| 20 | I spent my mornings in the Education Department teaching basic subjects such as reading and English . |
| 21 | And as for me , I 'm going to stretch my legs in the town , while I can . |
| 22 | I would be grateful if you could try to protect my interests in the same way . |
| 23 | I was milking my goats in the field , and he got down on the ground and put his head near my foot . |
| 24 | It would 've been awful if they 'd found my things in the car . ’ |
| 25 | As I warily got to my feet I felt a compulsion to retrace my steps in the direction of Jock 's trench . |
| 26 | Closing my eyes in the gloom I could still feel Helen in my arms and I smiled to myself at the memory of her bounding healthiness . |
| 27 | but the Principal of the Technical Institute at Lowestoft was quite a character , a Mrs , a Miss G C and I remember it was the day after the erm , the bombing and the building was pretty well devastated and er Miss rung up and said , she 'd got an idea she said erm how about hiring a bus , a double-decker bus , I could have my classes in the bus and erm |
| 28 | I need someone to share my duties in the parish , someone with understanding of family problems and poverty , and a love of children . |
| 29 | I cleaned my teeth in the washbasin , then sat reading until perhaps eleven-thirty . ’ |
| 30 | Overall , though , I was left with the desire to dip my toes in the shallow end of home recording ; it looks fun as well as potentially rewarding . |