Example sentences of "and i [verb] my [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a way of escape and I buried my nose in their fragrance . |
| 2 | The coffee hit the spot , though , and I drank my way through the whole pot and threw in a couple of cigarettes for good measure . |
| 3 | Fifty years ago , Debussy fans could only buy records of this or that piano piece from the Préludes , Estampes , Children 's Corner and so on , and I remember my pleasure as a child in acquiring HMV 's 12-inch shellac disc of Rubinstein playing the Prélude from Pour le piano ( labelled as ‘ Prelude in A minor ’ ) coupled with Ravel 's ‘ Forlane ’ from Le tombeau de Couperin . |
| 4 | We set off at a rattling rate , presumably to put some distance between us and the dozens of others still ponderously selecting items of clothing from their car boots , and I commenced my belligerence with a few barbed remarks about the pace-setting . |
| 5 | And erm it was like crooked and I got my nail behind there like that right ? |
| 6 | The weights moved , tumbling over me like a cold sack of potatoes , and I eased my head round them in order to breathe . |
| 7 | At the hospital I got changed and was in the admittance room and I heard my dad outside saying , " Do you want me to sign for anything ? " |
| 8 | And I know my love by his way of talking |
| 9 | ‘ I 've been fortunate enough to work with the likes of Joe Mercer and Jack Charlton and I know my place in a football club . |
| 10 | New pastures indeed and I regret my lack of education in historical bibliography . |
| 11 | With a final burst of furious rain , the sky cleared and I dragged my bag along the road in blinding sunshine . |
| 12 | Lights began to go on in the dark houses , and I relished my melancholy to the last drop . |
| 13 | Yeah and I had my bottle of wine and all drunk before the end |
| 14 | I was stiff and shaking and I had my face in my hands , crying unrestrainedly . |
| 15 | He sat next to me and I wrinkled my nose at the sweaty odour emanating from the long , black , food-stained gown he wore . |
| 16 | Scawsby leaned closer and I wrinkled my nose at his sour breath . |
| 17 | Maybe you only get one chance at a fish like that — a particular fish anyway — and I blew my chance through not planning what I was going to do after I had hooked him . |
| 18 | It was much warmer , and I kept my sorrow to myself . |
| 19 | Every noise frightened me , and I kept my hand on my gun under my coat . |
| 20 | Edward England , who inspired the series in the first place , has left Hodders , and I took my leave of St. John 's in 1975 in order to become Rector of St. Aldate 's Church , Oxford . |
| 21 | That would be about sixty , sixty one as I see , and er they were the last match of the season virtually was that they gained promotion on was Shrewsbury , which was at the game meadow and Arthur , the player manager who was a prolific goal scorer in his day , was playing at the time and er nobody expected Walsall to win but they ran out two-one winners and all down the A five that night all the pubs were full coming back with everyone celebrating , so erm , after then they had a civic dinner at the Town Hall for the players and they did a big flower display in the arboretum all set out in flowers the club badge and congratulation lads on winning promotion , and this when they kicked off the following season , in the second division , prior to that they played a friendly match against Leicester and Gordon was in goal and I took my boy with me Tim , who was only a toddler at the time , and he , I stood him on the old archway where the players used to run out , but the first league match was against Sunderland and Brian , actually played for Sunderland as centre forward and er Walsall ran out four-three winners in the end Tony , who was Walsall inside left got a hat trick and I believe Tommy , got the other goal and Brian scored for Sunderland , then the er we went on to the , the first away match which was at Derby County , and Walsall won that three-one . |
| 22 | In 1941 , all factories were moved out of Leningrad ( as St Petersburg was called from 1924 to 1991 ) and I took my son with me but I had to leave my husband behind . |
| 23 | Hassan , who was usually with him in Abu Dhabi as well as England , manoeuvred into the rear seat of the Mercedes and I took my place beside the young son who had long since graduated into a licensed driver . |
| 24 | One firm offered them forty five , four hundred and fifty thousand pounds , I said I wanted three hundred thousand , cos I done a lot of repair , a lot of renovating , and I made the bar open and I made my money through selling drink and getting in entertainment . |
| 25 | After a few days my condition improved , the weather changed dramatically , and I made my way across the cultivated , fertile fields of Normandy . |
| 26 | People were boarding and I elbowed my way into line . |
| 27 | We sat in the bar of a London theatre and I munched my way through an entire meal ( she said she did n't mind ! ) whilst Yasmin sipped juice , and talked . |
| 28 | But I have n't got a girl , and I push my way among the couples along the narrow gangway like a wandering voyeur . |
| 29 | M. Dupont resumed his conversation and I continued my way around the room for some moments . |
| 30 | My ear bends towards my receiver , and I keep my eye on the kitchen door as if they could come bursting through right now . |