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 . |