Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] your [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If , on the other hand , your exercises are insufficient to stimulate your limb and heart muscles , thus providing aerobic exercise , then you will be effectively wasting your time . |
| 2 | Once sitting ( it will be sideways because the palms of your hands are on the floor ) , slowly raise your head . |
| 3 | Slowly raise your head and shoulders , curving your spine , inch by inch , without straining . |
| 4 | If you are by nature a defensive fighter , then by adding on the abilities of an attacking fighter you will effectively double your capability . |
| 5 | you slowly make your way out , do n't got by , you look over your right shoulder |
| 6 | Jolyon Jenkins ' selective and tendentious ramblings through old news ( ‘ Crying out for Argentina ’ , 3 April ) do little to provide your readership with the sort of balanced and impartial view of the Falklands they surely deserve . |
| 7 | You 're effectively cheating your body by reducing your calorie intake and your body sends out different responses because it 's confused . |
| 8 | It is n't just bad behaviour that makes us wish the ground would open under us : there are times when you 'd gladly disown your child when she gets to the top of the slide , freezes there and screams hysterically to be carried down . |
| 9 | How badly has your employer behaved ? |
| 10 | An annuity is an arrangement with a financial institution whereby , if you are over retirement age and do not want to leave your property to anyone when you die , they will effectively buy your house from you ( albeit at a bit less than the market price ) , give you guaranteed security of tenure until you die , and turn the money that they pay you for the house into a regular income for life . |
| 11 | This practice of marking searches , requisitions , etc , should be an invariable one for three reasons : ( 1 ) it compels you to consider each question and reply before marking it ; ( 2 ) it will save your time in selecting answers that require further action , and will avoid your reading through the enquiries again later on to make sure that the replies to them are in order ; and ( 3 ) it is a permanent record that at the time of the transaction you not only made your search , etc , but duly considered and dealt with the replies . |
| 12 | It 'll only hurt your throat worse . |
| 13 | How can you use your descriptions of place — a room , a garden bench , the large cupboard under the stairs , a lift in a block of flats — to create a mood strong enough to sustain your story ? |
| 14 | ‘ When you both feel light-hearted enough to enjoy your baby , you are making a good start ’ says Infant Care on its second page , and Spock uses the same injunction , ‘ Enjoy Your Baby ’ , as a subheading in his chapter ‘ The Right Start ’ . |
| 15 | As long as your amp is high enough to support your guitar properly then GuitaRest does exactly the same job as a guitar stand — except that it 's neater , lighter , takes up less space , costs less than most and also incorporates a recess to accommodate your armoury of assorted plectra . |
| 16 | You will either be lying on a couch or sitting in a comfortable chair with a back high enough to support your head . |
| 17 | There are several methods you can use and of course you must find the one which suits you best but , as a starting-point , here is a simple and effective one : Lie on your bed or sit in a chair with a back which is high enough to support your neck and head . |
| 18 | And in Moscow you 'll get more roubles for dollars so change your sterling for the US currency before you leave Britain . |
| 19 | We greatly respected your guidance and always enjoyed your visits to the Plas . |
| 20 | ‘ Last night you appeared to have no qualms about my doing far more intimate things than merely touching your arm . ’ |
| 21 | You can really only make your decision to go netting in a particular area that same day . |
| 22 | It 'll only make your job more difficult . |
| 23 | One vent is even large enough to poke your head through . |
| 24 | ‘ You 'd better eat your salad , ’ Bridget pointed out . |
| 25 | and I said well if you have that now , you better eat your dinner . |
| 26 | I think you 'd better make your bed . |
| 27 | ‘ Well , you 'd better make your will out before you come in again , ’ said Dolly , ‘ because I 'm goin' to do you in as soon as you put your face round the door . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Better make your mind up , ’ said Quigly . |
| 29 | I am sorry I have been so long in replying but I only got your letter two days ago . |
| 30 | When I did a lot of my chord studying I used a Gibson 175 , and a cello guitar will obviously make your music go in a certain direction . |