Example sentences of "in my [noun pl] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My dear girl , it was no hardship to hold you in my arms for a while , I assure you ! ’ |
| 2 | I attended the medical centre for my test and stood in my underpants for an hour in a shiny-clean waiting room with yellow walls and a kitten sitting in the corner . |
| 3 | I began to realize how inadequate my picture of Laura was ; that I had made no room in my thoughts for an independent life of her own , let alone one as earthed and pragmatic as the potter 's craft . |
| 4 | I hung up and dug around in my pockets for a smoke . |
| 5 | At the top I fumbled in my pockets for my key . |
| 6 | In my notes for the Raphael Trio 's Unicorn-Kanchana recording of the Beethoven Septet in the composer 's own transcription for piano trio , I drew attention to a small discrepancy between the trio version and the original . |
| 7 | I sat with my head in my hands for a while , then I went over to my desk and took out a small framed photograph of Anne and myself which I always hid before she arrived . |
| 8 | I picked up the file and stood with it in my hands for a few minutes before deciding whether to examine its contents . |
| 9 | She looked at these objects in my hands for some time and then raised her eyes to my face . |
| 10 | I can keep Rainbow in my sights for a little while longer . |
| 11 | Jim says we 'll get an electric one because you do n't want a new thing sitting in there and erm it sits in the corner cos I have no room in my units for it . |
| 12 | His reply astounded me , and will ring in my ears for eternity . |
| 13 | The blood boiled in my veins for some great adventure . ’ |