Example sentences of "your shoulders [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But since you were silly enough to wash that mop I suggest you put a dry towel round your shoulders while we eat . |
| 2 | ‘ And when you need to give her more chloroform , ’ he said , ‘ hand the leg you are holding to Rose — you may take them both on your shoulders if you will , Rose ; it 's important that she does n't regain consciousness during the actual birth . ’ |
| 3 | Now I suppose this is just appealing to my sense of power or something , being able to walk in and take charge and in a minute or two they 've settled down and they 're not panicking because you 've arrived and all their burdens are on your shoulders and they do n't have to worry any more because the doctor 's there … this I find profoundly satisfying as long as I can , in fact , cope with what 's happening . |
| 4 | ‘ Come on in , quickly , that 's right ; cover your shoulders and you 'll soon feel warm . ’ |
| 5 | Alex Brown thanked Mr Lang for taking the time to talk to the milk producers present but said : ‘ We know the final decision rests on your shoulders because it will be for the Secretary of State for Scotland to decide on whether proposals for vertically integrated milk co-operatives distort competition after the milk boards are deregulated . ’ |