Example sentences of "[to-vb] my [noun sg] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , I felt dreadful about it , and one morning I went to see my godfather at the Admiralty and begged him to get me into the Navy . |
| 2 | The limit to which the RCM was prepared to go in this matter was revealed in March 1939 , when Grunpeter was told that his salary was to be held to £2 a week , a sum ‘ which will make it impossible to continue my work at the camp as resident minister ’ . |
| 3 | It 's time to try my hand at the settled life . |
| 4 | Have to visit my mum at the weekend , thought Catriona . |
| 5 | The sharks seemed less intimidating , so I gulped a lung-full of air and flapped like crazy in an effort to regain my position at the bottom of the tank , clutching my hair-brush and trying to control miles of floating red chiffon . |
| 6 | ‘ And since you were apparently too engrossed in it to hear my knock at the door , I simply let myself in . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I just wanted to let you know that I intend to resign my post at the District . ’ |
| 8 | In a letter to staff he said : ‘ I have to express my disappointment at the proposed changes . |
| 9 | I have to confess that on that , in so far as those that I 've attended , and I 've had a couple in my area I have to confess my surprise at the efficiency of them ! |
| 10 | Perhaps we may even persuade him to take my place at the chess-board . ’ |
| 11 | So I 'm using every resource I can a at the centre to push my photography at the moment . |