Example sentences of "[vb base] my [noun pl] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I switch on the fire and warm my hands for a bit . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Please accept my apologies for the damage done to one of your photos . |
| 4 | Will my hon. Friend accept my thanks for the helpful way in which he dealt with my representations on this subject ? |
| 5 | TO ALL Telecom engineers , please accept my thanks for the effort and care you put into getting our phones back in order . |
| 6 | ‘ Please convey my thanks for the help your service station gave me . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Keep my products for the time being , will you ? ’ |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | ‘ Fisher ’ , he said , ‘ was my headmaster and he has known ail my deficiencies for a long time . ’ |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | At least the manager did n't pounce on me just because I shut my eyes for a few moments . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I shut my eyes for the second one , ’ joked MacDonald . |
| 14 | ‘ Tracey-Elaine , ’ I mouthed , ‘ cancel my appointments for the day . ’ |
| 15 | So I always take my flowers for the altar at the same time . |
| 16 | ‘ Will you be all right here if I go and stretch my legs for a while ? ’ |