Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] [vb past] [verb] my [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I duly promised crossed my heart and — spat which was the custom of small boys at the time — and I never did break that promise to Dad Tam whilst he lived , and to this day I believe in my heart that the figure overlooking Princes Street Gardens is in the image of my father , complete with a handsome Kitchener moustache . |
| 2 | Now that I had this label — ‘ partially sighted ’ — and it was clear that my disability would become more acute , the teachers and girls at school found some semblance of the tolerance and understanding that they had previously lacked , and I slowly began to edge my way up the academic ladder . |
| 3 | ‘ I only came to collect my calculator . ’ |
| 4 | In common with many ENs I constantly attempted to update my knowledge and improve my practice . |
| 5 | Apparently not bleeding to death , or considered worthy of priority , I just had to wait my turn . |
| 6 | And I just kept banging my bed against the door , just to get rid of my angry , violent feelings . |
| 7 | ‘ Of course , I 'm really saving it up for when the hotpot comes out of the oven , but I just happened to cast my eye and yes , look … . ’ |
| 8 | I said that I just happened to have my travelling rod with me … though it hardly mattered as they had more than enough gear . |
| 9 | Basically , I just wanted to improve my knowledge of music . |
| 10 | ‘ I got to were I was 17 or 18 and I decided I just wanted to live my life . |
| 11 | I just wanted to help my family . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I just wanted to make my position clear to avoid misunderstandings . ’ |
| 13 | And I was n't cold — I just liked wearing my anorak because I was fond of it and felt comfortable in it . |
| 14 | I just stood admiring my master 's sharp wit . |
| 15 | I desperately tried to draw my sword but my belly was churning with such fear that I was unable to grasp the hilt . |
| 16 | I would get home at about 7.30 in the evening and I still had to do my homework . |
| 17 | My picture was also there but I still had to present my ID before I was allowed to play a note of Mozart or whatever . |
| 18 | But I still wanted to tell my Mum . |
| 19 | Given my reputation for intelligence , I hardly dared confess my lack of comprehension . |
| 20 | I hardly dared formulate my ambition to myself . |
| 21 | I also began to plot my departure from Paris . |
| 22 | To this day I have no idea how I nearly managed to kill my flight commander during a taxying accident , but I did . |
| 23 | In fact , such was my dread of returning home , I nearly managed to miss my plane , but somehow the clockwork motor inside me brought me back in one piece . |
| 24 | But when I later tried to find my way back to the dining-room to finish my meal , which should have been a simple thing to do , I just could not locate it at all . |
| 25 | ‘ It used to get me so angry and I really wanted to protect my mother and help her , but I was only six at the time and there was nothing I could do . |
| 26 | Last time I even had to produce my wedding certificate ! ! |
| 27 | ‘ I even managed to drive my mother 's car all the way out here by myself this evening ! ’ |
| 28 | I then started to put my foot to get the next rung down . |
| 29 | It turned out to contain an unseen , jutting corner of the building , and as my shins crashed into it I barely managed to stifle my cry of pain . |
| 30 | Everybody gets phone calls like that , unfortunately occasionally , but it kind of I went through a phase of it happening to me so I therefore had to change my phone number because it was er it was really unpleasant being woken er up by these calls . |