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 .
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