Example sentences of "it for my " in BNC.

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1 I claimed it for my own . ’
2 I do n't eat prepared food myself , so I have never liked it for my terrier .
3 Then the Cid assembled together the Christians in the Alcazar , and when they were assembled , he rose upon his feet and said , Friends and kinsmen and vassals , praised be God and holy Mary Mother , all the good which I have in the world I have here in Valencia ; with hard labour I won the city , and hold it for my heritage , and for nothing less than death will I leave it .
4 BOY , DID I catch it for my remarks about George Orwell 's 1984 .
5 I pick up my barrel-bag and fish around in it for my purse , take out a five pound note and walk over , rolling the note up in my hand .
6 He did it for my own good .
7 Q I have some very thick hand knitting yarn and want to know if there is any way I can utilise it for my standard gauge machine ?
8 I think I ought to keep the house clean , but I do n't do it for my husband — because quite honestly he does n't notice whether it 's clean or not .
9 The teacher that reads your review that wants to know shall I buy that review , hi hire that video rather or , or what , am I going to use it for my class , they are going to er want that information and they do n't want er concepts introduced which they do n't understand what is meant by it , so be careful in that er erm , we have species of bird , the brambling , which I , I think is a pub in
10 ‘ For I called on the sea to bear me away , and I came down to this isle and took it for my own .
11 ‘ Incidentally , if I deliberately breached a power of attorney and exploited it for my own benefit — although I ca n't think how that would be possible — I would be struck off the Roll of Solicitors by the Law Society . ’
12 Can I have it for my very own ?
13 I 'll need it for my missionary work in India , and you could help me to learn it by studying with me .
14 So if Steve Boxer really wants to get rid of his Epson , I 'd be more than happy to swap it for my even more useless paperweight .
15 That 's how I thought she 'd one it for my dad
16 I had felt it for my mother before my father left when she would intercept his post , putting certain violet-scented envelopes into the pocket of her dress and steaming them open in the kitchen after he had left for work .
17 It 's all right , honey , I do n't really talk like that , I do it to irritate Matt , though it usually does n't because he 's so thick-skinned and thinks everyone else talks like that anyway , so I guess I do it for my own private amusement .
18 I 've done it for my grandchildren this year .
19 I buy it for my whisky because .
20 He said , ‘ I do it for my wife and for my son .
21 And you never meant it for my ears , that 's sure .
22 I wondered if they passed that Trade Union ( positive vetting ) file over to someone else or whether they were keeping it for my return .
23 My dear wife , Lucy , bought me a special phone-attachment — bought it for my last birthday , bless her heart . ’
24 err that 's about it for my curiosity at the moment .
25 ‘ As a mother I would n't want to buy milk with artificial BST in it for my children or grand children . ’
26 ‘ As a mother I would n't want to buy milk with artificial BST in it for my children or grand children . ’
27 I was pleased to get The Chalet School Goes To It , as I needed it for my collection ’ ( letter from Lucy Chapman , aged 9 ) .
28 I had it for my dinner at school a lot actually .
29 I want it for my guitar !
30 I want it for my two
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