Example sentences of "[noun] and [verb] my [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I hovered over the sideboard pretending to be looking for cutlery and strained my ears to catch the conversation . |
| 2 | I adjusted the position of my skis , laid out the chute lines , hauled in the centre cord a little , clipped the controller into my climbing harness , thought about it a bit , hauled the lines up to give the nylon a bit of air , closed my eyes and gritted my teeth . |
| 3 | I got to find Marie and get my trousers changed . |
| 4 | Just put my head back on the seat and closed my eyes . |
| 5 | Then I get up out of the creaking seat and stretch my legs , taking my glass over to the floor-to-ceiling windows which form one wall of the ballroom and look out over the gardens to the railway line and the shore of the loch . |
| 6 | No , what really frightened old Shallot and turned my innards to water was the thought of the beast Wolsey served , Henry VIII by the grace of God , King of England , Ireland and France . |
| 7 | ‘ She would if you told her how you 'd look after me — see to it I washed my neck and changed my socks . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ The first time I held those keys , I put them in my mouth and felt my bones had turned to gold , ’ she announces . |
| 9 | I ran hard and fast along the wet sand where it was good and firm , making a jet noise with my mouth and holding my binoculars and bag down tight to my sides . |
| 10 | I just wiped my mouth and washed my hands . |
| 11 | If the hon. Gentleman took pains to read my speech on Friday and see my remarks , he would understand my approach to the matter . |
| 12 | When he went in the Dolphinarium I got the bus up to Devil 's Dyke and had my sandwiches up there . |
| 13 | No , he went out to the car and brought my cards , he said he 'd got it in my notes . |
| 14 | Some of it got into the car and irritated my eyes : I had to take a hand off the steering wheel to rub them and it was almost wrenched out of my grasp as the car lurched into a hole in the road . |
| 15 | Once we got to Heathrow airport I was able to get out of the car and stretch my legs as on travelling down to London I had fallen asleep with my knees on the floor and my head on the seat . |
| 16 | I remember very well from the moment that I fell from the boat and felt my feet strike some soft substance . |
| 17 | I sat on the wheelbarrow and sank my teeth into a fresh loaf . |
| 18 | I clenched out the light and stuck my fingers in my ears . |
| 19 | I share my hon. Friend 's pleasure and offer my congratulations to Lancaster university on achieving a 10.9 per cent . |
| 20 | ‘ By writing bad books and disappointing my readers . ’ |
| 21 | I would write to all the publishing houses that regularly produced art books and offer my services to them . |
| 22 | ‘ I sank down on my knees and thrust my fingers into the dry warm sand . ’ |
| 23 | I left the wheelbarrow , stood on a bulge of rock and shielded my eyes . |
| 24 | I put my finger to my lips and widened my eyes . |
| 25 | ‘ I came back because I was hoping to get some England recognition and thought my chances would improve , especially under a manager whom I loved working with at Sheffield Wednesday , ’ the player admitted . |
| 26 | ‘ I came back because I was hoping to get some England recognition and thought my chances would improve , especially under a manager whom I loved working with at Sheffield Wednesday , ’ the player admitted . |
| 27 | I got back under the duvet and felt my balls , for reassurance . |
| 28 | I sat in the back of the car while Richard drove and Flora talked ; the car established rhythms ; the landscape flowed past ; I looked out of the window and felt my thoughts flow too , relaxed and liberated . |
| 29 | I stumbled to a halt and snapped my fingers through the air . |
| 30 | She painted layer upon layer , she drew laugh lines and reddened my cheeks . |