Example sentences of "[vb pp] my [noun] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I commented a little earlier to somebody , I still have n't quite forgiven my mother-in-law for the chemistry set she bought my seven-year-old . |
| 2 | Well they 're a lot of fun and kids love them , and as I commented a little earlier to somebody I still have n't quite forgiven my mother-in-law for the chemistry set she bought my seven year old . |
| 3 | As I commented a little earlier to somebody , I still have n't quite forgiven my mother-in-law for the chemistry set she bought my seven-year-old . |
| 4 | There was one about a fortnight ago , and would have given my ears for the sort of civilian committee , and the methods that they 're using here , compared with the ones I saw in London . |
| 5 | At the end of April I had almost forgotten my prediction for a release when Bilal and his partner , for whom we had no other name than Frank 's ‘ Jerk ’ , excitedly started spring-cleaning both the apartment and us . |
| 6 | I have also disclosed my intention for the effect that the book will have . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm a free agent and have regained my appetite for the game . |
| 8 | SUZANNE , 19 , had visited my surgery for a second time in five days . |
| 9 | Now the junior minister says she is pleased ‘ that the West Midlands County Council have accepted my proposals for a sensible and reasonable division of responsibilities . ’ |
| 10 | I 've done my diary for the |
| 11 | ‘ I 've done my bit for the day . ’ |
| 12 | One Sunday morning , about a week after I had seen my dad for the second time , I was lying in bed when I heard voices in the street below . |
| 13 | I said , ‘ You have n't seen my work for the past year , have you ? ’ |
| 14 | I have n't cleaned my teeth for a week . ’ |
| 15 | Oh , I 've had my suspicions for a while now , not that I was the only one . |
| 16 | ‘ I 've got my papers for the Army , Mr Fitz . |
| 17 | ‘ If only I 'd got my clothes for the wedding , ’ she mourned . |
| 18 | ‘ No , it 's just slipped my mind for a moment … ’ said Bob . |
| 19 | Sir , — I would like to make known my support for the devolution of Scotland . |
| 20 | I have since asked my constituent for an update of the position and she has confirmed that the family has had to put in a good deal more extra money to finance both daughters than it had previously expected . |
| 21 | I climbed hesitantly , feeling clumsy as the tame macaw which that morning had taken my fingernails for a bunch of nuts . |
| 22 | By the time I was out of the schoolroom , I had lost my need for a parent . |
| 23 | I am a recent subscriber , having recently renewed my subscription for a second year and I have enjoyed every issue that has come to me in the post . |
| 24 | Now I am never ashamed of anything , for I consider shame to be a bourgeois and petty emotion , but this was the one occasion when I felt ashamed of myself , and I have never forgotten how sad it made me to have denied my principles for the sake of friendship and love — or what I imagined to be love . |