Example sentences of "[to-vb] my [noun sg] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed without any wish to evade my responsibility for subsequent events , I think I may fairly claim that in everything I did in re Karen and her husband I was market-led . |
| 2 | I recently had to treat my tank for White Spot , which seems to have cleared up , but my Emperor Angelfish is still scratching , although there is no external sign of White Spot . |
| 3 | It was only a short spell of relief , most of it spent down Channel in atrocious summer weather as I remember , but it was enough to whet my appetite for more , and the start of a long love affair with Venturous . |
| 4 | She used to pass my window for many weeks after that and not come in . |
| 5 | I know that today is Saturday because already I am thirsty for a dry , hoppy pint of bitter at the end of the afternoon : an aperitif to sharpen my appetite for this evening 's Indian meal . |
| 6 | I did n't know that I was going to have to sell my house for twenty five thousand less than all my neighbours were selling at . |
| 7 | ‘ Well , let's say if I was choosing someone to share my fortnight for two in Majorca , you would n't be my first choice of companion . ’ |
| 8 | I can not promise to make you into a world authority on ingredients , but I do hope to share my passion for good food with you , and to inspire you to try a different type of tea or a new way of serving pasta . |
| 9 | ‘ In some ways this was when I began to get my reputation for complete irritability . |