Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] [verb] my " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was looking for somewhere to hide my iron . |
| 2 | However , unconsciously I must have been riddled with remorse for so neglecting my duties . |
| 3 | And the Blackburn star insisted : ‘ Now I am playing under Kenny Dalglish I feel my chances of finally achieving my ambition of playing for Scotland must be enhanced . |
| 4 | Perhaps then I might have come to understand her , and instead of just doing my duty ( as I thought ) , to love her … |
| 5 | ‘ But I was terrified to tell anyone what had really happened — he was quite capable of deliberately sabotaging my degree work if I did . |
| 6 | ‘ I do n't like the idea of further diluting my shareholding , ’ she said . |
| 7 | There was an ache in my middle as if a rock was lodged in the place where all my habits had been — my going-to-bed routine of always brushing my teeth last thing of all so that my mouth felt glowing fresh before I curled up under my duvet and drifted off into sleep . |
| 8 | This thought , followed by an affirming glance round the circle , was enough to ruin not only the rest of the party but also the possibility of ever wearing my outfit care-lessly again . |
| 9 | Eventually I gave up hope of ever seeing my Mom again , and stealing a penny from beneath a milk bottle , bought a platform ticket and stowed away in the goods wagon of a train bound — I thought — for Sheffield and my beloved Grandfather . |
| 10 | I was told that my chances now have been greatly reduced of ever having my own family . |
| 11 | Q Firstly , can I thank you for always answering my computing problems and secondly , is there any chance of getting more coverage of networks ? |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm afraid you 'll have to be content with just knowing my room number ! ’ she snapped . |
| 13 | ‘ I have been in already to see my mother . |
| 14 | ‘ You thought I was in here slitting my wrists , did n't you ? ’ |
| 15 | " Ca n't see in there to fix my orchid . " |
| 16 | Oh it is now yes , you 've got , I mean you 've got the service now have n't you and erm , but I like at St Margaret 's hospital I 'd been , I had been , I went in there to have my last boy , but they 're very , very good there they were , I 've not been in , I 've been in , I 've had treatment here for my hip and that up at Harlow but they would n't do the operation because of my blood clotting you see , so therefore I 've got to grin and bear it , I 've had eight years of it , I could n't walk for six months , but now I struggle and get around as I say with a couple of sticks I get round |
| 17 | well I used er technical supports , workshop , went in there grab my |
| 18 | From continually chasing my tail in the first month and being late for everything , and always being in trouble in varying degrees , punctuality became second nature . |
| 19 | For here come my clappers |
| 20 | ‘ It was like a scene in some stricken Bosnian town where people were scavaging for food , ’ said Bernie today , ‘ Demand is just unbelievable — I had to eventually leave my own telephone off the hook at midnight in order to get some sleep . |
| 21 | The result of trying to be a valid person has made me prone to depression , agoraphobia , and reclusiveness — for I 'm tired to have to constantly explain my ‘ differentness ’ . |
| 22 | When I 'm good and ready , when I 'm fed and rested and calm and peaceful , I 'm going to just let my mind go right on back into the past , and I 'm going to remember everything there is to remember about my childhood . |
| 23 | And McGrindle , very matter of fact though drunk as usual : I have sixteen children , seven by my first marriage , four by my second , my second wife had two of her own , that makes thirteen , and three from my third , sixteen , and I am proud to say I have been able to give them all a good education and every chance in life without ever compromising my integrity . |
| 24 | Moreover , there was the sheer pain of the future operations , to permanently deepen my voice and to have my pelvic basin altered to narrow my hips for that distinctively masculine appearance . |
| 25 | I had to practically bite my knuckles to keep my hands off you for the last three weeks , and I did it because of your innocence ! |
| 26 | Belting tales of outlaw attitude like the born-to-be-wild rocker ‘ Ride Into YOur Town ’ are juxtaposed to beautiful ballads , like the piano-accompanied ‘ How Does It Feel ’ ( ‘ … to ruthlessly steal my heart like a thief in the night ’ ) — . |
| 27 | Belting tales of outlaw attitude like the born-to-be-wild rocker ‘ Ride Into YOur Town ’ are juxtaposed to beautiful ballads , like the piano-accompanied ‘ How Does It Feel ’ ( ‘ … to ruthlessly steal my heart like a thief in the night ’ ) — . |
| 28 | I was , however , able to reassure her on this point , as I could see no prospects of my ever getting close enough to any American for him to even ask my name , never mind ask me to marry him — and in the 1940 's you did have to wait to be asked . |
| 29 | ‘ It took me until yesterday to fully open my eyes . ’ |
| 30 | over there doing my G C S E's please ! |