Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [prep] my [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 And then you , Sir John ! lust in case I should forget , or withdraw , or hide behind my church walls , you are here , ready to lead me along the streets , remind me that there is no escape from murder , from witnessing the greatest sin of all — a man slaying his brother ! ’
2 Sometimes , when she was startled or frightened on my fist or as I approached her , it was painful to think that I might be responsible for her fear .
3 Whenever I had a sheet of paper in front of me and a paintbrush or pencil in my hand , the result was inevitable .
4 Indeed , it appears that that debate was so thorough that many Northern Ireland Members no longer wish to debate the matter or to listen to my opening comments .
5 Forcing me to make that dreadful decision when we were first married — to either go abroad with him , or look after my father — was something I 've always found terribly hard to forgive .
6 And you see there 's no permanent fence to the fields and so therefore I could put gates up at that road if I wanted to , but the Council has never consulted me about going to look at it , or going over my road .
7 Whatever you may think or believe about my mother , you must understand that . ’
8 For over 13 years these good people have advised me or acted in my name and your service .
9 There was nothing conscious or deliberate about my decision , if indeed it can be called a decision at all .
10 my bargaining power is based on the losses which you would suffer if you were to agree or disagree with my proposal
11 Ah that that was that was yes that was really what I was going to er behind my question or included in my question , is that what did you learn from that
12 Then I took off my little gold earrings and felt in the folds of my dress for all the money I 'd saved or stolen from my brother 's pockets over the years , and placed both the money and earrings in the palm of her hand , forcing her fingers shut around them .
13 Generally , however , I am just looking forward to another good season — and I think I 'll make it because I have never been so settled or contented in my life . ’
14 ‘ No one is to leave or enter without my permission .
15 If I hold back the tears , the feeling becomes locked or blocked in my body .
16 Cricket is the only even vaguely athletic endeavour I involve myself in , unless you count walking the dog or grovelling to my bank manager , so if I am forced to give up the game by the purchase of these new sightscreens , my fitness will suffer .
17 ‘ I ca n't let the success of the club stand or fail on my stage appearances , ’ she said .
18 Or paintbrush in my hand ,
19 I no longer had to push away the picture of Saad laid out on the floor , or banish from my imagination the sound of his huge voice , louder than the roaring of the wind , dumb for ever .
20 Sometimes they would come and lunch or dine in my hotel , sitting at a table next to ours .
21 My initial homesickness at school soon gave way to a dread of going home , home to a place where no one understood me , no one spoke the same language as I did , and no one showed the slightest interest in what I had been doing , thinking or feeling during my absence .
22 Yvonne says , fanning her mouth and hanging onto my arm .
23 The man behind me leant forward and whispered in my ear , ‘ Tell that guy to quit yapping will you ?
24 At midnight , the nice Salvation Army wife , who had travelled with us , shook my arm and whispered in my ear , ‘ Be careful , there 's a man at your feet .
25 After dinner on our last night , then , while Anne was pouring coffee at the sideboard , Poppy walked behind my chair and whispered in my ear .
26 A courtier leaned over and whispered in my ear .
27 I see him sluggish and stoned in my mind 's eye , his ginger hair and heavy lidded eyes , his clammy , groping hands and nothing to call his own .
28 It did n't , I did and clad in my cagoule , glasses steamed up , and mouthing curses at the weather , I walked through the grey rain to Attermire and back to Malham .
29 The grass was heavy with dew ; drops of mist bowed the unopened flowers and clung to my Sacrifice Poles , too , like clear blood on the shrivelled heads and tiny , desiccated bodies .
30 ‘ Tomorrow I 'm to take a look at some building plots which Paulo considers might be a good buy , ’ Vitor explained , ‘ So I arrived in Carvoeiro an hour ago and checked into my hotel .
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