Example sentences of "and [prep] my [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And for my two friends here ? ’ |
| 2 | I shall be glad to receive the instructions of the Board as to the present case and for my future guidance . ’ |
| 3 | " And for my little urchin ? " |
| 4 | Because I 'm already vulnerable enough where you 're concerned and for my own sake I have to hold on to some degree of control . |
| 5 | All that happened at Bourani was in the nature of a private masque ; and no doubt the passage was a hint to me that I should , both out of politeness and for my own pleasure , not poke my nose behind the scenes . |
| 6 | and for my next production |
| 7 | This is a fascinating place to work and during my first year here the business has continued to develop . |
| 8 | Except for our differences over Barbara Castle 's proposals for trade union reform , he and I had worked closely together since 1964 , and during my early days as Chancellor of the Exchequer when sterling was under great strain he was a considerable strength and comfort . |
| 9 | Selwyn was the smallest of the colleges of the University , also its students lived in , and during my three years the number of students never exceeded 150 . |
| 10 | And during my last month here , I 'm not having anything to do with your plans for Yorick . ’ |
| 11 | His name was Joe Jack , and after my first visit I went back many times to hear him talk as he carved out the shape of a leather sole or polished a repaired shoe on his rotary machine . |
| 12 | I was in fact ten minutes early that morning which seems nearly impossible looking back , and after my tearful goodbye to my mother , I embarked on the expedition to the bus stop . |
| 13 | and despite my inbuilt irreverence for all sacred stones of all establishment temples , I too had grown up with an aura of awe for the British and all things British , and London was meant to encompass represent and symbolize the best of the best of it all . |
| 14 | I told them all the positive things , of the love I had seen , of Nancy , of Tom , Dick and Harry and of my various forms of visualization . |
| 15 | And so I told her the whole story of my lonely childhood with the Reed family , and of my terrible experience in the red room . |
| 16 | When I am asked to think of a happy London , I think of this place in July and of my lazy pondmates : Kelly and Simone and Jo , the acidhouse DJ . |
| 17 | And the jewelled headband that encircles it , the rings on my fingers , the studded belt around my waist , my other jewellery , other bits of my clothing and of my very self … all are more than they seem . |
| 18 | A fleeting recollection , as the dying are supposed to relive past episodes : recollection of my old sane ordered life now lost by two centuries , of my dear wife , my valued friends , even some of my esteemed enemies , and of my little grandchildren . |
| 19 | Could you please tell me the way to Leicester square , I said , speaking softly , in my best voice and with my toothiest smile . |
| 20 | Perhaps they thought I was a wild man myself , in my strange home-made clothes of animals ' skins , and with my long hair and beard . |
| 21 | And with my own eyes I saw the stalled clock at Treblinka … |
| 22 | It is with that learning process I am primarily concerned , and with my own place in it as a student . |
| 23 | There was no time to get back into the right position , take a breath and gently squeeze the trigger ; it was up and bang , and with my whole body unbalanced and both hands on the gun I fell forward , rolling as I did so to keep the gun out the sand . |
| 24 | I could tell mum was leaning forward , trying to get me to meet her eyes , but I just frowned , and with my moistened finger-tip cleared my plate . |
| 25 | I have often looked for it with binoculars , but I have never been able to glimpse it even with × 20 , though my 76-mm refractor brings it out unmistakably , and with my 39-cm reflector I have no trouble in seeing the central star . |
| 26 | I board the plane feeling no pain , eat the evening meal and continue with the G&T theme , land in Gatwick and make the connection via the smoking area of the bar and another gulped Gordon 's , then pass on the second offered dinner but not the accompanying booze and quietly pass out somewhere over the West Midlands , to be woken by a dishy blonde with an impudent , dimpled smile and we 're here we 've landed we 've arrived , we 're on the stand at the airport and I 'd ask her what she 's doing later because I 'm drunk enough to not care when she says ‘ No ’ as she probably will , but I know I 'm too tired and besides my left eyelid 's stuck again and I suspect it makes me look a bit like Quasimodo , so I do n't say anything except , ‘ Uh , thanks , ’ which is cool or sad , I 'm not sure which . |
| 27 | Out of Rainbow 's parted lips , and from my molten core , I send a roar of fear and fury : |
| 28 | Chairman I think this is probably the first time in this council chamber in twenty years that er I will probably have spoken on er social services issues er and I speak from an entirely private capacity and any information that er that comes my way is from what I might call informed members of the public erm , people who I come into contact with and from my own experiences as a ward councillor and from as we all do from time to time , my own family experience , my own domestic experiences and I do know something about the problems which are associated with the the care of elderly people er although I do n't have that problem now erm things have taken their course . |
| 29 | Although it is the second aspect which concerns speechreaders , you may be interested to share some discoveries made by the 1979 study group from their own experience , and from my own experience since 1972 . |
| 30 | They are given in alphabetical order , and from my own experience I know them to be absolutely reliable . |