Example sentences of "my [noun] [conj] [verb] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | I filled the crack above with belay nuts , tied off , and eventually relaxed enough to hang into my harness and haul in the rope . |
| 2 | I think this single gimmick was enough to provide the detection element wile Ghote 's investigations among the more likely looking suspects enabled me , with diversions , to tell my story and to reflect in various ways on lines drawn and wedges advanced . |
| 3 | It 's about the size of one joint on your little finger , and it went sideways through my chest and stopped in my right arm . |
| 4 | Sometimes I 'd stamp my foot and cry in a completely feminine burst of frustration and he 'd stand bewildered , pleading ignorance and apologising . |
| 5 | I moved my pyjamas , spare underclothes , a couple of shirts and a few other necessaries from my bungalow and stayed in the hospital bed next to Jimbo 's , snatching sleep and meals when Miss Sowerby took over . |
| 6 | The flowers that I had still been clutching when they carried me back to the house had been prised from my fingers and left in a plastic bag on top of the fridge . |
| 7 | I take off my jumper and stand in my tank top , sipping a whiskey I have been bought . |
| 8 | Last autumn , Lynda and I flew to New England to visit my sister and to take in some birdwatching and camping in New Hampshire and Maine . |
| 9 | But he got married my sister and lived in house down there and er that 's how I got a job there . |
| 10 | A distant voice chiselled its way into my consciousness and fell in fragments : |
| 11 | The data were obtained from Department of Education and Science statistics for education in the United Kingdom ( 1984 ) that included data on the distribution of full-time teachers in maintained secondary schools at the time of my study as shown in Table 6.1 . |
| 12 | I attended the medical centre for my test and stood in my underpants for an hour in a shiny-clean waiting room with yellow walls and a kitten sitting in the corner . |
| 13 | Ah that that was that was yes that was really what I was going to er behind my question or included in my question , is that what did you learn from that |
| 14 | Well yeah but the only point is Susan she perhaps do n't like the smell of orange but then she might go in my room and pee in there if she did n't have nowhere else to go . |
| 15 | ‘ THE one thing I will never do is change my appearance and live in a blond wig in another country ’ — Author-in-hiding Salman Rushdie . |
| 16 | I held my diary and sat in my seat . |
| 17 | ‘ I was kicked out by my landlord and put in this hostel which was just awful and I had to get away so I came here — I do n't know why , really , I … ’ |
| 18 | A representative nineteenth century collection , with Thackeray in original wrappers at either end , Charles Reade , George MacDonald and John Stuart Mill in original cloth ; and Tales of my Landlord and Walks in Oxford in boards with paper labels . |
| 19 | I made myself as comfortable as possible on the floor of the trench , wrapping the camouflage square round my head and face in a vain attempt at protection against the mosquitoes . |
| 20 | This strange behaviour of peppermints had been observed by my friend while waiting in his car at night . |
| 21 | By doing so I hope to provide a great example for others to follow and to leave my name and footprints in the history of my school . |
| 22 | After dinner on our last night , then , while Anne was pouring coffee at the sideboard , Poppy walked behind my chair and whispered in my ear . |
| 23 | I was taken away from the school by my father and tutored in a caravan by an eccentric ex-priest . |
| 24 | Through reflecting on and articulating aspects of my Christian life and discipleship — my hopes and fears , my successes and failures — with someone who will help me look for the Spirit 's direction , my private world becomes shared , I can make more sense of my pilgrimage and continue in it supported . |
| 25 | I realized that the seats were numbered and I collected my bags and went in search of my proper seat . |
| 26 | Denys Darlow said : ‘ Having been a church musician since the age of eight as a chorister and later as an organist and choirmaster , the words of the Te Deum became a constant recurrence in my life and grew in significance as I grew older . ’ |
| 27 | I felt the jolt in his chest as I hugged it in rhythm against mine and for a long second could n't believe it , but then he heaved again in my arms and coughed in my face and a mouthful of dirty water shot out in a spout and he began coughing in earnest and choking and gasping for air … gasping , gulping air down , wheezing in his throat , whooping like whooping cough , struggling to fill his functioning lungs . |
| 28 | ‘ Allow me to sit back in amazement , young Ashley , ’ I said , crossing my arms and twisting in my seat to face her . |
| 29 | I crawl into my bed and crouch in a foetal position , a pillow stuffed between my knees and chest . |
| 30 | He 's made us really meet real people , you know what I mean , people with handicapped children , and to me I find them more real than some of my friends that live in another world , fantasising about the future , you know , ‘ What 's the kids going to be when they grow up ? ’ |