Example sentences of "[verb] my [noun pl] [coord] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of them became my friends and have remained so until the present day , but the sheer earthy mass of them made me realize how my few months of married life had changed me . |
| 2 | I got back to work , by which I mean that I got my papers and notes out , and then sat looking at them for what seemed like a dreary lifetime , and was really probably only twenty minutes . |
| 3 | The road twisted and turned , I got my bearings and realised it was north , probably in Petrolia itself . |
| 4 | I gritted my teeth and hung on for the climb up to Ana 's Cross on the peak of Spaunton Moor . |
| 5 | I gritted my teeth and picked the warm remnant up , took it back to the Grounds and flung it into them from the top of the bank . |
| 6 | I gritted my teeth and decided it was n't such a one-sided deal after all . |
| 7 | I gritted my teeth and nodded , refusing to be drawn . |
| 8 | I would not like to contribute to that , although I suppose that Mr Smith 's vicious tax might just persuade me to brace my shoulders and cry ‘ traps away ’ . |
| 9 | So much so that I deliberately avoided anything outside it which might affect my emotions or disturb my thoughts . |
| 10 | At first , I used to grind my teeth and think , oh God , we 've got to move on from Emerson . |
| 11 | ‘ Now , ’ he said , ‘ I am going to wash , shave , change my clothes and eat honest food , then it 's back to Woodstock , Ranulf , mounted and armed . |
| 12 | No-one 's too old to learn , and it 's a good excuse to see my friends and exchange a bit of gossip . ’ |
| 13 | Then a stitch stabbed my ribs and forced me to walk the next few yards . |
| 14 | sometimes he 'll be in on a Monday and he 'll say they 've broken my ribs and broken my nose ! |
| 15 | At which point , possums , I made my excuses and left … |
| 16 | I made my preparations and joined him as quickly as I could . |
| 17 | Scarcely daring to breathe , I lined up my telephoto lens , pressed against a tree to steady my hands and shot off several frames . |
| 18 | While I sulked in the tent , nursing my wounds and recovering from the thorough sandbagging , Mick was hatching a plan . |
| 19 | I wiped my lips and got up quickly . |
| 20 | I wiped my eyes and felt a bit better , knowing that Granny was taking my message with her to heaven . |
| 21 | I dropped the axe , wiped my temples and joined her where she held the incandescent bung away from her skin . |
| 22 | ‘ Basically they are simple — you obey my wishes and prevent me being too overworked — ’ |
| 23 | But to see her like that would hurt my feelings and hurt our Izzat ( pride ) . ’ |
| 24 | I 've just been told that I will receive a grant from the Education and Library Board , which will be used to support my children and pay part of the course costs , ’ explained Nikki . |
| 25 | I sit and eat my meals and read a book and he watches me . |
| 26 | I remembered my astonishment when the first doctor I saw at the Centre read my notes and wrote down a mixture of Centaury , Gorse , Star of Bethlehem and Beech . |
| 27 | It would not be so bad if I could just stand up , read my poems and leave , but that was apparently unthinkable . |
| 28 | I gave them false names , they checked my fingerprints and found out who I was . |
| 29 | I got out to the end of the runway first , applied my brakes and did my run-up and magneto checks , whilst waiting impatiently for the oil temperature to rise to the required degree . |
| 30 | Yet now , ’ his look was amicable , ‘ you , Miss Kingsdale , with your haughty manner ’ her haughty manner ? ‘ wish me to at once revoke my plans and allow you to ask me endless work-orientated questions . ’ |