Example sentences of "[vb base] my [noun] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | I touch my pocket for the reassuring packet of Diocalm . |
| 3 | I switch on the fire and warm my hands for a bit . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | At night , I hold my excuse for a pillow , and think about your face and your hair and your incredible eyes . |
| 6 | Please accept my apologies for the damage done to one of your photos . |
| 7 | Will my hon. Friend accept my thanks for the helpful way in which he dealt with my representations on this subject ? |
| 8 | TO ALL Telecom engineers , please accept my thanks for the effort and care you put into getting our phones back in order . |
| 9 | ‘ Please convey my thanks for the help your service station gave me . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Keep my products for the time being , will you ? ’ |
| 11 | The client is encouraged , and initially assisted , in developing and carrying out strategies for testing thoughts and beliefs about what might happen , e.g. ‘ If I ask my boss for a raise he 'll sack me or bite my head off . ’ , |
| 12 | ‘ … spare my life for the love of Heaven as I spared yours , ’ rejoined the girl , clinging to him . |
| 13 | Because I am — unlike Anya — neither amateur nor fool , I once again suppress my emotions for the sake of strategic advantage , and say not a word . |
| 14 | Sir , — I was relieved to read Mr Marshall 's letter ‘ Keep the audit , save the practice ’ , ( ACCOUNTANCY , January , p 6 ) because it tells me that there are others who share my fears for the small practitioner . |
| 15 | When I write my diary for the year my starter course at the Fermette Marboeuf will be at the top of my list of outstanding dishes . |
| 16 | ‘ Fisher ’ , he said , ‘ was my headmaster and he has known ail my deficiencies for a long time . ’ |
| 17 | I 'm feeling real heavy and tired and my feet 's aching so I have a sit down on a wall and swing my legs for a bit . |
| 18 | At least the manager did n't pounce on me just because I shut my eyes for a few moments . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I shut my eyes for the second one , ’ joked MacDonald . |
| 20 | ‘ Tracey-Elaine , ’ I mouthed , ‘ cancel my appointments for the day . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ The danger is that dad says after they 've passed their test , ‘ Take my BMW for a spin ’ , and away they go , ’ says chief examiner Ted Clements . |
| 22 | So I always take my flowers for the altar at the same time . |
| 23 | ‘ Will you be all right here if I go and stretch my legs for a while ? ’ |
| 24 | But gradually I beat my craving for the drug . ’ |