Example sentences of "[verb] [noun sg] to my [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It did n't exactly lend weight to my decision to realize , when I 'd finished making it , that I was standing outside a second-hand jeweller 's looking at a selection of gold rings . |
| 2 | My hon. Friend adds emphasis to my point that dogma rules . |
| 3 | Failing eyesight which left writer and poet Joan Rimmer blinded for three months , delayed publication of the long awaited sequel to My Formby , Formby Remembered . |
| 4 | A damned dangerous architectural feature if you ask me , which added weight to my theory that the pub must have been designed by a feminist with a grudge . |
| 5 | I see you will shortly do credit to my friend Belville as he has done you credit . |
| 6 | Anyway , brother , I shall send word to my lady Anne and you shall do as you like . ’ |
| 7 | In one case Julian discusses a manumission ‘ let Pamphilus be free , so that he may give account to my sons ’ ( Pamphilus liber esto , ita ut filiis meis rationem reddat ) . |
| 8 | I crammed my mouth with for fear I might give utterance to my anger . |
| 9 | I explained to the man that I could not carry cheese to my appointment but that I would be back another day . |
| 10 | My hon. Friend the Member for Holborn and St. Pancras ( Mr. Dobson ) referred to the speed with which the Government introduced the Bill and his comments add credence to my view . |
| 11 | The sun became relentlessly hot , adding dehydration to my distress ; I stripped off my pyjamas and restored them to the rucksack . |
| 12 | I would have questioned her further , except that she finally grew solicitous and began paying attention to my injuries . |
| 13 | ‘ I want you to give attention to my belly button , ’ sighs Mark in ‘ Mother ’ . |
| 14 | I ca n't afford to give way to my emotions . |
| 15 | Although if I 'm spotted wearing a turquoise shell suit , Ted Bunny is welcome to come and set fire to my teddy bear . |
| 16 | I bought some wiring and bulb fittings when I was about 11 years old — I fitted the electrics as home-made lighting — then gave my father a shock when he touched the aquarium , fused the lights , and set fire to my bedroom . |
| 17 | I would like to know what the charge would have been , whether it is legal to do this , and whether I am within my rights to address mail to my grandson under his old surname . |
| 18 | I was giving tea to my opponent who , though the same weight , was probably two years older , when I was sent for by Julian Hall , my fag master . |
| 19 | It was to be many years later that I learned of the strictures Tata had accepted once he had proposed marriage to my mother , a Roman Catholic . |
| 20 | A self-uglifying expression of humility — plus an elaborate show of stealthiness which is as good as saying ‘ Yes , I am late — and please pay attention to my performance of humbly not wishing to be paid attention to ’ , i.e. Here 's me entering as unostentatiously as I know how — so you can see how much I regret my rudeness ! ’ |
| 21 | In the meantime , I pay tribute to my predecessor George Buckley . |
| 22 | ‘ What are you doing talking to my sister ? |
| 23 | The queen broached the matter to me and ostensibly I am now giving thought to my answer — what would you say to going in my place ? ’ |
| 24 | Nowadays , I never ever feed tubifex to my fish . |
| 25 | The woman who exploited and ruined my brother will never be appointed guardian to my sister ! ’ |
| 26 | After that we would go hack to my flat which I share with two other students in the Santa Croce area , or to Debbie 's . |
| 27 | The blood transfusion brought colour to my face and I am deeply indebted to some anonymous donor . |
| 28 | Leslie brought form to my passion . |
| 29 | ‘ The drug pushers who sold Ecstasy to my son are simply murderers . |
| 30 | You wanted me on a string so you could play cat to my mouse … |