Example sentences of "my [noun] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This episode has not changed my attitude to the job of managing Celtic and I will be going before the board at a later date to give them my plans for the immediate future . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ This episode has not changed my attitude to managing Celtic and I will be going before the board to give them my plans for the future ’ Liam Brady |
| 3 | He told them , ‘ Everyone had a codename in those days and , because of my admiration for the Irish struggle for Independence , I chose ‘ Michael ’ , a name I called myself after Michael Collins . ’ |
| 4 | I yield to no one in my admiration for the great Iron Duke himself , but my favourite general of the Napoleonic wars was General Kutuzov . |
| 5 | As for my right hon. Friend 's personal position , may I express my admiration for the frank and manly way in which he has offered his resignation ? |
| 6 | Now … in my enthusiasm for the anecdotal aspect of all this I have neglected to mention the other half of Goffmann 's analysis of remedial procedure . |
| 7 | That was due to my enthusiasm for the excellent achievements of my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister at Maastricht . |
| 8 | ‘ I am only sorry that my requests for the Public Accounts Committee to investigate royal travel costs as well as the cost of the royal palaces was not agreed to . ’ |
| 9 | My search for the right kind of toy cannon . |
| 10 | I drove out of Newtown and went to begin my search for the mysterious man on the moor . |
| 11 | My ambition for the Royal Court is simply to create the most exciting theatre in London . |
| 12 | Will my hon. Friend accept my thanks for the helpful way in which he dealt with my representations on this subject ? |
| 13 | Ed , — I am writing to express , through Link , my thanks for the marvellous gesture by general manager , who instigated a get-together lunch for the Kirkcaldy maltings ' pensioners on . |
| 14 | It is thus that I arrive at my multiplier for the whole life of eighteen . |
| 15 | I said , ‘ You have n't seen my work for the past year , have you ? ’ |
| 16 | These mountains fall to the east to the flat expanse of the plateau , where San'a , the ancient capital , rests : my home for the following two and a half years . |
| 17 | I am worried by the enthusiasm of some of my constituents for the Bengal tiger and rare species in various parts of the world , while tending to disregard animals in our local habitats . |
| 18 | Ed , — Thank you very much for sending the LINK magazine to my husband for the past few years . |
| 19 | The ME Polartek Sweater has hardly been off my back for the past month or so . |
| 20 | In the meantime , my thirteenth birthday was coming up , and it seemed like a good time to revive my request for the perfect present : a bird of prey . |
| 21 | Sir , — I was relieved to read Mr Marshall 's letter ‘ Keep the audit , save the practice ’ , ( ACCOUNTANCY , January , p 6 ) because it tells me that there are others who share my fears for the small practitioner . |
| 22 | For what it 's worth , here are my predictions for the major categories : Best Film : Bugsy , Director : Barry Levinson , Best Actor : Nick Nolte , Best actress : Jodie Foster , Best supporting actor : Jack Palance , Best Supporting actress : Juliette Lewis , Best original screenplay : Bugsy . |
| 23 | It was no help to discover that I was not alone in my distaste for the new order because , along with the ever-present sexism , I had to fight the crueller jibes of ageism . |
| 24 | ‘ Not only have I been separated from my wife for the past five years — but in all that time I 've only once managed to make love to her . |
| 25 | The season of 1983 began with another skirmish with Frank Dick over my non-selection for the European Indoor Championships . |
| 26 | I touch my pocket for the reassuring packet of Diocalm . |
| 27 | There is no peace says my God for the wicked . |
| 28 | I 've been very fortunate to be able to become part of your industry , to see part of your contribution to my patients for the great tomorrow . |
| 29 | Subject : My choice for the new team |
| 30 | My choice for the new look team as I posted before is as follows |