Example sentences of "to my [noun] [conj] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was all alone in my flat , so I crawled to my phone and rung a friend to beg for help . |
| 2 | Suddenly ran up to my mum and burst out , |
| 3 | Then I went back to my panel-picture and worked until it was time to start the supper . |
| 4 | As fast as he undid them I did them up again , so that when he got to my waist and sighed he recoiled with indignation and astonishment to find that his labour had been in vain . |
| 5 | ‘ I got on the radio to my controller and told him to call the police quick . ’ |
| 6 | He stepped on to my lap and began to tread my crotch , purring loudly . |
| 7 | It was the reaction to my answers that interested me most . |
| 8 | I went up to my bedchamber and prayed , as I have not prayed — from desolation — since I prayed to leave Mrs Teape 's house and thought I should never be answered . |
| 9 | I jumped up on to my bunk and looked at the others sitting around playing cards , arguing with each other or lying on their beds staring at the ceiling . |
| 10 | I went back to my tent and discussed the situation with Omar . |
| 11 | Well a Jehovah 's Witness came to my door and said er Jesus Christ was not the son of God . |
| 12 | ‘ Anyway , she came to my door and invited me to dinner . ’ |
| 13 | He did not reply to my question but shuffled a paper and looked at his sidekick , the same woman who 'd visited with him before . |
| 14 | He listened to my question and said : ‘ The difference is easily explained : imagine Kings to be a photograph and Chronicles to be a portrait — both are true . ’ |
| 15 | I assumed the Maggot was delivering or picking up a customer , but it was none of my business , so I stripped down to my shorts and began work as Thessy , his brother Philemon and their father took a battered wooden skiff across the lagoon . |
| 16 | It was n't until they made me squat down and then taped my wrists to my ankles and stuck me in a large sack that I accepted that it was n't going to be a truck , but a car-boot move . |
| 17 | Eventually , I came to my senses and accepted that I was not fit enough to train like a 2:10 marathoner . |
| 18 | But I came to my senses and declared my honourable intentions at the top of Mount Pocol . ’ |
| 19 | Had I stuck to my principles or had I simply followed orders ? |
| 20 | Bryan even came to my home and scoffed at me for suggesting that he and the Duchess were lovers . |
| 21 | I sat with my head in my hands for a while , then I went over to my desk and took out a small framed photograph of Anne and myself which I always hid before she arrived . |
| 22 | He hopped close to my feet and waited till I presented him with a bun all to himself , and he had hard work nibbling it and taking it along with him to his home . |
| 23 | And with that he bent over and lifted me to my feet and told me to be off , which I did not need to be told twice to do . |
| 24 | I got to my feet and stretched . |
| 25 | I drained my mess-tin , got to my feet and went out across the cobbled farmyard , under the arch , and out along the road leading to Brigade H.Q hoping that I would not be requiring the special services offered by the medics . |
| 26 | Slowly , I got to my feet and went higher up the shore . |
| 27 | As she came level , I got to my feet and said hello . |
| 28 | After mopping up the mess-tin with a large piece of French bread that had accompanied the stew , I got to my feet and looked around the barn . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'm all right , just felt dizzy , that 's all , ’ I said as I got to my feet and collected my belongings . |
| 30 | I got to my feet and walked back into the apartment . |