Example sentences of "to [pos pn] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | belonging to our/my regiment . |
2 | Sometimes he 'd throw up his hands and storm out of the front door , returning to my apologies and his apologies and yet another spice cake . |
3 | I was my hair every other day and usually only go to my hairdresser before a party . |
4 | When I went to my hairdresser ( Wayne at Public Hair in Nottingham ) he put a spiral perm in it . |
5 | Due to my haste and attitude I missed the four levers and only managed to close the two nearest throttles — in other words , the port engines . |
6 | No doubt , since you fear I 'll maybe return to my painting before my plaster 's dry . ’ |
7 | I 'm off to Leeds this afternoon to my parent 's house . |
8 | ‘ I wish one hundred to be given to my freedman Pamphilus , in addition to what I have left him in codicils . |
9 | His profession would surely mean that he would listen to my request with a sympathetic ear . |
10 | At least the President saw enough sense to agree to my request to put you in charge of the unit . |
11 | He also agrees to my request to take Fairfax on board as historical adviser and fixes a meeting in London in a few weeks to review progress . |
12 | When he and I were alone , Wemmick listened carefully to my request , and after thinking hard , found an answer . |
13 | I thank my right hon. Friend for responding so promptly to my request that either his good self or my hon. Friend the Minister for Corporate Affairs should visit Nottingham . |
14 | I was delighted to receive such a tremendous response from transport companies , CIT Sections , and many individual members to my request for sponsors for the cycle ride which my wife Maureen and I did from Land 's End to John O'Groats on behalf of The Save the Children Fund in August . |
15 | I do n't think any single factor led to my illness . |
16 | ‘ I 'll talk to my supplier . ’ |
17 | Then , if you like , you can do a little pantomime routine where you look behind you for the ghost but it follows you around until you finally find it , and then you can do a brief activity with the ghost , like walk around the room in ‘ follow my leader ’ style or sing a song such as ‘ My kneebone 's connected to my thigh bone ’ . |
18 | ’ So business-like ’ , he murmured , moving his hand up to my thigh . |
19 | The grass was heavy with dew ; drops of mist bowed the unopened flowers and clung to my Sacrifice Poles , too , like clear blood on the shrivelled heads and tiny , desiccated bodies . |
20 | It was you who started making veiled references to my love-life . |
21 | ‘ To my godson , Robert Benedict Beckenham , the sum of twenty thousand pounds with which to gamble his way into a debtor 's prison … ’ |
22 | According to my watch it was already after four o'clock , a rotten piece of information borne out by the angle of the sun . |
23 | According to my watch there 's still half an hour of the so-called working day left and I think that 's long enough to locate the appropriate file , do n't you ? ’ |
24 | Well , it 's five past according to my watch . |
25 | It is according to my watch anyway . |
26 | Erm I understand that the House Builders Federation have written to my headquarters on expressing concern about the possible temerity of the regional office having actually put forward a suggested figure for housing provision in North Yorkshire . |
27 | I HAVE JUST returned from a visit to my landlord , Mr Heathcliff . |
28 | ‘ The last thing I want to do is spoil Thomas or have him look forward to my visits simply because he knows I 'll arrive bearing gifts . ’ |
29 | ‘ I get quicker answers to prayers from God than I get answers to my letters . |
30 | ‘ I certainly sha n't speak to her until she starts replying to my letters , ’ said Lord Grubb , cued in so that it was possible to say it at last . |