Example sentences of "take my [noun pl] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When her Mum undressed her to try it on I could n't take my eyes off the lovely white underclothes she wore . |
| 2 | The four-foot-long nozzle is heavy for me and hard to hold level , but I do not take my eyes off the spider . |
| 3 | I WOULD rather take my children into the main bar or lounge of a pub and expect them to sit sensibly and reasonably quietly so that we can all relax , drink , talk and eat in a proper pub atmosphere . |
| 4 | " I have , of course , contributed to the difficulty by taking my suspicions to the police — I ca n't blame you for wanting to get to the bottom of things . |
| 5 | Apart from helping read my mail , taking my letters to the Post Office and even giving me weather reports , he is always cheerful . |
| 6 | Finally , without taking my eyes off the flowers , I may move the vase closer , or walk around the table and look at the flowers from different angles . |
| 7 | I was me and it was both frightening and exciting , like driving very fast round a precipitous bend with someone now and again taking my hands off the wheel and forcing me to trust . |
| 8 | I took my clothes into the bathroom . |
| 9 | But Evans said : ‘ I never took my hands off the ball . |
| 10 | I have taken my children to the battlefields of north-east France as a result of which their grandfather died because of the foolishness of politicians . |
| 11 | Looking back on it , I think I 'd prefer to take my chances with the General . ’ |
| 12 | But I prefer to take my holidays at the , the fair . |
| 13 | For the remainder of the carol I was on tenterhooks , not daring to take my eyes from the lectern . |
| 14 | In my neighbourhood I can hear a sampling of Spanish , Portuguese , Chinese , Urdu , Polish , Italian and West Indian English when I take my children across the street to the park . |
| 15 | So I always take my flowers for the altar at the same time . |
| 16 | has already crapped himself about the visit cause extra work of course but er the er however we should er revert maybe we 'll keep an eye on the schedule and things er but we we need to tie it up tight so we do n't get a cos I mean what 's being said now in the corridors of power is that the schedule is totally sales driven and it 's the sales department that 's put it together , I am only the administrator , I only I d I completely take my orders from the sales department quote unquote in front of everybody at the management meeting . |