Example sentences of "[prep] my [noun] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Early houses which remain completely untouched are few and far between , but a general rule emerged during my research for the book : the less important the house and the more remote its situation , the more old-fashioned it remained , like Hareston in Devon , which had no fashion-conscious owners wanting to show-off their taste and wealth to passers-by . |
| 2 | The ME Polartek Sweater has hardly been off my back for the past month or so . |
| 3 | After putting up the tent , I sat outside , took the bandage off my shin for the last time , and undressed , before washing myself with a mug of water . |
| 4 | She gave up the branch chairmanship of the Civil and Public Servants union in 1990 after 10 years and said of her multi-purpose role : ‘ My husband used to say our lounge was like an office on Sunday nights when I was sorting through my paperwork for the week . ’ |
| 5 | Sent off for my tickets for the aforementioned match on Monday , only to find out on Tuesday that it 's been postponed ( effin Bright ) . |
| 6 | She twinkled with pleasure as I wove a windmill-tilting , dragon-vanquishing saga of my quest for the frothy and elusive grail . |
| 7 | In the case of other human beings I have the evidence of my senses for the first and last links of the series , but not for the intermediate link . |
| 8 | A night of restless tossing , snatchings of brief seasons of sleep , and fitful wakings , preceded the morning of my departure for the West Coast . |
| 9 | He told them , ‘ Everyone had a codename in those days and , because of my admiration for the Irish struggle for Independence , I chose ‘ Michael ’ , a name I called myself after Michael Collins . ’ |
| 10 | It would probably to appropriate for me to er second the motion in Welsh er , but as you 're and neither the English Welsh I would just like to say a few things , one , to express the appreciation of my council for the and secondly , |
| 11 | I do n't have any help in the house , as I prefer to use that part of my budget for the twins ’ child minder , Audrey . |
| 12 | I regard that day as determining the direction of my life for the next two years at least . |
| 13 | I 'd just like to thank the fellow colleagues of my team for the effort and I regard er a very worthwhile and creditable performance . |
| 14 | I am worried by the enthusiasm of some of my constituents for the Bengal tiger and rare species in various parts of the world , while tending to disregard animals in our local habitats . |
| 15 | ‘ I came back because I felt I owed it to County Durham , many of my ideas for the book were inspired here , ’ he said . |
| 16 | These short features were independent of my research for the book but they provided us with an opportunity of working together and getting to know each other . |
| 17 | In the morning , I paid my disdainful landlady for the use of my room for the rest of the day . |
| 18 | I 'd rather not have to use one of my people for the sacrifice unless it is absolutely necessary . ’ |
| 19 | I 'd been so preoccupied with the physical results of my condition for the last hour that I 'd forgotten its other effects . |
| 20 | I groped around with my foot for the table-leg and pressed down hard until the spasm gradually subsided . |
| 21 | My eyes were very bad , and I had to pay a young curate to help me with my work for the church . |
| 22 | Certainly she presented me with my medal for the 100 metres and as I stood on the plinth she did not bat an eyelid . |
| 23 | And that night of course in The Bar we were all saying , oh god when she jumps into the truck , how fabulous was that , it just makes you want to cheer ; and Boy thought again , well that is how life is , that is how I feel , that is how I feel when I 'm leaving the bar with my husband for the night , my husband-to-be , that 's just what I think when I 'm getting into his car , Goodbye Father , Goodbye . |
| 24 | ‘ As the queen-dowager , my cousin and dear friend , gave you into my keeping for the time of your sojourn here — then , dear child , if you promise to have a care for your own safety , to give no offence and behave discreetly , you shall have my permission . ’ |
| 25 | Self-doubt probably still lurks somewhere so I write down very quickly all the things which went wrong and get them out of the way by incorporating my ideas on them into my plans for the next investigative session right away . |
| 26 | As I settled into my trench for the night Allied bombers were passing overhead to drop their bombs on Caen . |
| 27 | Random thoughts edged slowly into my mind for the rest of the day . |
| 28 | I reckon I 'd hardly surface from my bunker for the first few days . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Not only have I been separated from my wife for the past five years — but in all that time I 've only once managed to make love to her . |
| 30 | But the memory of those sacred bones remained engraved upon my memory for the rest of my life . |