Example sentences of "[v-ing] my [noun pl] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ When I bullied you into accepting my terms to get you out of gaol , my only concern was reaching Athens in time for my meeting . ’ |
| 2 | I get more excited seeing my girls winning medals than I felt winning my own . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I have no intention of seeing my dues gambled away by your wastrel of a son . ’ |
| 4 | I have been a lifelong Labour supporter , but I have to say that under the present Government I was able to save in my last years at work without seeing my savings disappear in inflation . |
| 5 | LIKE many pensioners I am seeing my savings dwindle with falling interest rates . |
| 6 | And resting my eyes does n't have much to do with it , I 'm sure , but I 'm darn well going to rest them anyway . ’ |
| 7 | To promote and facilitate discussion at school level about the philosophy of the Catholic school ( using my experiences working for the Queensland Catholic Education Commission as a stimulus . ) |
| 8 | ‘ I 've got letters from people recently with big crosses on them , people who 've accused me of using my lyrics to subvert people . |
| 9 | They made the driver help them , but I stood to one side stamping my feet to keep warm and watching the horizon with keen interest . |
| 10 | Keeping my feelings hidden from him as well as I could , I suggested that the hospital was becoming too obvious and dangerous a hiding place . |
| 11 | Well I , I 'm having some difficulty in keeping my remarks addressed to question A and not drifting into question B because obviously Leeds City Council and perhaps speaking for the rest of West Yorkshire 's concerned about regeneration effects . |
| 12 | Well , we had already lasted three months , and I was keeping my fingers crossed for our relationship to continue for ever . |
| 13 | I 'm just keeping my fingers crossed that it 's not too serious . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I 'll be keeping my fingers crossed , it 's late , ’ says the newly-enthusiastic and , he promises , fit Jarvis . |
| 15 | Paul Gascoigne is also troubled by a cold , but he trained yesterday afternoon and , apart from Platt , it is only Batty and Dixon who are real concerns , and Taylor added : ‘ I know I may have to look at bringing another right-back and a midfielder , but I am keeping my fingers crossed about Dixon because there are no other right-backs around at the moment . ’ |
| 16 | It 's advisable to reserve judgement and I 'm keeping my fingers crossed . |
| 17 | I am keeping my fingers crossed that you will want to help CPRW publish this report to stimulate wider interest in sustainable development in Wales . |
| 18 | I 'm keeping my fingers crossed that Sierra comes up with a few more of these ! |
| 19 | ‘ I 'm keeping my fingers crossed that I might get a bit of it to strengthen the squad . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ But when my contract expires at the end of the season I 'll be keeping my fingers crossed that one of the top clubs will be interested in signing me . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'm keeping my fingers crossed for you . ’ |
| 22 | Maureen , of Mendip Grove , Darlington , said : ’ As far as I know he does n't have to do much on stage and I 'm keeping my fingers crossed he 'll behave himself . ’ |
| 23 | The boots served me well in wet weather doing an admirable job in keeping my feet dry , but on some of the hotter days this year I did find that my feet got unpleasantly hot and sweaty . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'm keeping my wages to buy them some myself . ’ |
| 25 | I quicken my step , keeping my eyes fixed ahead , hoping for a sign of life about the croft . |
| 26 | Keeping my eyes shut , I tried to ignore the interruption . |
| 27 | Without moving and keeping my eyes focused on the page , I thought ‘ dinner , Sorrel ’ . |
| 28 | Swabbing my lungs doctored me back |
| 29 | I rang the door-bell , holding my flowers spread across both outstretched forearms . |
| 30 | He picked me up and clear of the beer keg so that the flex holding my legs came off clear hut it stayed on my ankles , acting as a hobble . |