Example sentences of "[adj] was my " in BNC.

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1 But no more interesting was my Picture Painted by a Genius of 1954 , no more interesting my Replica of a Diploma Submitted in Lieu of an Original Composition for the Award of a Degree .
2 I would sing to myself , perfectly content to be alone in my own dream world , imagining myself on television receiving an award for beating a world record and I would see my name and picture in the ‘ Guinness Book of Records ’ on the high bookshelf in my brother 's room where I could not reach it , and yet , through all those mornings of endless riding round the yard , I never once counted just how many times I had ridden around to see if I had beaten the previous morning 's record , so sure was my conviction of success !
3 In fact , looking back at the affair , the only thing which stood out unequivocal and substantial was my great whitebound digit which had hovered constantly over the scene , almost taking on a personality and significance of its own .
4 Yeah well I did because my husband before were married was my bus driver on the S M T buses
5 So great was my obsession that I used to wish that one day I would develop my own American accent .
6 Even at the cost of revealing the whereabouts of the cave to one of the People I must take this specimen there — I must , so great was my urge , thundering in me like the breakers of an ocean .
7 So prolific was my perspiration I steamed up the viewfinder , and I imagine my acquaintance now possesses a fine set of prints featuring the edge of my thumb and some clouds .
8 How heady was my excitement , tasting that historic food !
9 ‘ What I said last month was that the US Open was my final Grand Slam tournament .
10 But what made the round most memorable was my caddie .
11 How drenched was my valley
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