Example sentences of "[verb] our [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wrecking our house , sorry , yeah , I do n't mean to exclude you . |
| 2 | Better , we 'll do the circuit , we 'll fuck our way round the whole of it , we 'll circumnavigate . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Whilst we did lose volume slightly at the start of the year , we have outperformed our competitors during the vital summer peak period , ’ a Sealink spokesman said . |
| 4 | But the midfielder said : ‘ If we can win our home games , Wales can still qualify for the finals . ’ |
| 5 | But I am sure we will win our survival fight . |
| 6 | ‘ Now — if we are going to roast the lairds , and get some rights at last , do you think we can win our lease back from old Menzies — do you think so , Angus ? ’ |
| 7 | The pong was such that we used to pinch our noses as we ran past . |
| 8 | President Gorbachev 's record as fairy godmother to the cause of democratic revolution , first in Beijing and now in East Berlin , may have caught our fancy in the West , but to some in Moscow he must seem more of a wicked stepmother , turning the achievements of Socialism to dust wherever he goes . |
| 9 | But when we bring it out and examine it more closely it usually proves to be only trash whose glitter had caught our attention . |
| 10 | On Thursday night we had a light supper after we 'd registered and unpacked our things . |
| 11 | And the longer they dealt with it , the more aggravated our members could become on a shop floor , or that they could have additional disputes you know , on their hands , because of the fact that the dispute or the , the problem had lasted so long . |
| 12 | But it is specifically allowed that that world might lack our laws , including a law which pertains to the rain and the wet balcony . |
| 13 | On the manpower side , we will also direct our efforts to ensuring there is a highly skilled workforce available to meet the needs of existing Glasgow companies and those choosing to locate in the city . |
| 14 | Spring , when the swelling buds indicate movement and rising sap , is quite soon enough to direct their energies by pruning — and that is the area to which we will now direct our energies ! |
| 15 | We also felt the officials were sympathetic to our concerns and were keen to help us direct our pressure more effectively towards influencing planning authorities , public opinion and the Secretary of State . |
| 16 | By contrast , the definition of a good frame is almost exactly the opposite ; it should be immediately absorbed without any period of consideration and , rather than being the focus of attention in itself , should direct our attention to the object within it . |
| 17 | We can consciously direct our attention to certain things and think about them . |
| 18 | The state of a country 's trading balance on a geographical basis may direct our attention to the condition of the trade balance with the rest of the world . |
| 19 | It is to that ‘ twilight zone ’ that we should direct our attentions , waiting and watching on as the edges waiver , become indistinct , and blend . |
| 20 | But in the first place I believe we should direct our attentions to unschooled lay usages of the word . |
| 21 | Let us make sure that we do not direct our anger and frustration onto people who are only trying to help us . |
| 22 | In spite of our scepticism , to our relief the first boat in that area to be investigated proved to match the photograph and we slunk off into the night , doused our lights , and prepared to follow her at a safe distance . |
| 23 | Toward the end of the lesson we started to pool our ideas . |
| 24 | Institutions systematically direct and channel our perceptions into forms compatible with the relations they authorize . |
| 25 | HAVE you noticed the new fashion for psychoanalysing our leaders ? |
| 26 | However , Cannes club captain Luis Fernandez , who claimed to be speaking with the authority of the club 's board , said : ‘ We find it unacceptable that the disciplinary committee refused to accept our evidence and that Louis Niccolin should be judge and plaintiff at the same time . |
| 27 | It allows us to explore our fantasies and to accept our sex as natural . |
| 28 | One by one the Parsons ' former friends and acquaintances found reasons not to accept our invitations , and although they claimed to be anxious that we should ‘ get together some time ’ , that time never came . |
| 29 | The background of prospective clients and the motives for requesting the firm to perform a particular function should always be considered carefully before agreeing to accept our assignment . |
| 30 | ‘ But they were unwilling to accept our equipment . ’ |