Example sentences of "make my [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 I have given up all idea now of going to Kings and shall make my way across the Island as quickly as I can making a call or two on the way .
2 As the last of the boys arrived I thought that maybe I could just make my way to the back of the queue , or sprint back to the changing room on one pretext or another and conveniently lose my place in the line .
3 Quietly , choosing my time , I shall make my way to the Garden Tower and try to gain access to the upper chamber . ’
4 ‘ I have a tremendous fundamental urge to get out and make my way in the world .
5 ‘ I will make my judgment about the overall balance of taxation in the economy at that time , ’ he insisted .
6 ‘ Wait but a few moments here for me , ’ she said more gently , ‘ for I must make my farewell to the Lady Percy , who has been more than kind to me . ’
7 The Corporal stood and glared at me as I very swiftly made my exit through the door , pausing briefly to pick up my rucksack and bagpipe box .
8 When it became clear that he had nothing to tell me , I made my exit in the face of dismissive politeness .
9 At the Scotland-Wales match I was severely reprimanded by a steward 30 years my junior for daring to place one foot on the hallowed turf as I made my exit from the ‘ schoolboys ’ enclosure ’ .
10 As I wheeled my tenth-hand push-bike through the gates of the Parsons ' large detached house and made my way across the gravel forecourt past the guests ' Volvos and Audis , I began to feel uncomfortably out of my depth .
11 The fire beside the storage tent and cook-house was still burning and trays were being carried to tents and houses when I made my way across the sand wrapped in shawls against the cold .
12 After a few days my condition improved , the weather changed dramatically , and I made my way across the cultivated , fertile fields of Normandy .
13 I pulled myself up the safety line and made my way past the tangle of tethers up to the surface , where the boat tender was frantically pulling in all the lines .
14 Later , I made my way into the farmyard and joined a group having something to eat .
15 As Taff reported to Brigade H.Q I made my way into the orchard , made a mug of tea , had something to eat , got into my trench and immediately fell asleep .
16 I left my cases parked on the quay , and made my way into the post office .
17 Anyway , at shortly before five I made my way to the forecourt of the RA .
18 The barn shook again as I got to my feet and made my way to the door with the feeling that the barn had been very lucky so far in not receiving a direct hit from one of the frequent mortar bombs that were exploding in and around the farm .
19 I felt a migraine coming on and made my way to the villa for some peace and quiet .
20 Ignoring them , I made my way to the Norman castle .
21 It was suppertime , so I made my way to the Roscommon chip shop .
22 The others had potential , but I bathed and groomed her as if for Crufts and made my way to the hospital .
23 I felt I was climbing a mountain of my own as I made my way to the interview battling on my bike against the fierce London traffic to meet Sir Edmund at a plush hotel next to Harrods in Knightsbridge .
24 In the lunch interval of the Test I made my way to the bar , where I saw the editor of the Herald , Mac Pollock , father of Springboks Peter and Graeme , and decided to discuss Vorster 's threat with him .
25 I ran through the fields , laid low for about two hours , then I made my way to the motorway and hitched it to Birmingham .
26 I left the hotel , feeling rather like the Lady of Shalott , breaking the spell , leaving her room , her castle , going only to the river 's edge , there to drown herself , and made my way to the Navimore School for Girls .
27 Come Saturday morning I made my way to the ground .
28 searched the bathroom and then made my way to the door , the exit door .
29 I left the broch and walked uphill as far as I could without disturbing the bird colony , then made my way towards the southern end of the island , where the land sloped gradually down to the sea in long , flat terraces of rock .
30 I made my way towards the east coast .
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