11. Prominent citizens on their way to meet with the British governor complained of dirtying their coattails in the water. 12. His candidacy by many, however, has been seen as a hero dirtying himself with ambition and politics. 13. Her perfectionism though, finally gets to Jay and he starts a mud fight, dirtying their perfect white costumes. 14. "We're not about to make investments that end up dirtying the system, " she said. 15. The other pollutants in the bill _ nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide and mercury _ are blamed for dirtying the air. 16. Moments later, she spread out a plastic Macy's bag so a bride could sit without dirtying her gown. 17. The spill blackened vast swaths of the Spanish coast and small globules began dirtying French beaches facing the Atlantic this week. 18. This was due to needing to quickly change roles from actor to technician without dirtying his hands during his early career. 19. The child immediately grabbed a puppet on display and began playing with it on the floor, dirtying it in the process. 20. Money has the potential for dirtying the process, said Bob Spieldenner, a spokesman for the United Network for Organ Sharing.