Example sentences of "my [noun] and [conj] [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I came back after two years out of the ring because boxing 's in my blood and because I feel I can win the title . |
| 2 | ‘ And he tried to put his tongue in my mouth and when he pulled me in the doorway he — he unfastened the front of his trousers . ’ |
| 3 | I went back to bathe my eyes and when I returned I could not see them . ’ |
| 4 | The woman said , ’ Look , I 've got six of these eggs in my basket and if you do n't sling your hook back to south Derbyshire , you 'll have these on top of your head . ’ |
| 5 | I told the computer about visiting my parents and that they did n't believe me . |
| 6 | J. Waller , Pears Terrace , Shildon : I was going to visit my granny and as I got to the bottom of the street there was a church or a chapel nearby which was flying a flag at half mast . |
| 7 | He will need my attention and as I note from his record that he is also a Roman Catholic by religion , he may also need the ministrations of Father Martin here . ’ |
| 8 | I had really long hair once , it was way past my bum and when I got my first record deal they wanted me to have it all cut off — it was a total disaster . |
| 9 | This is my file and if I look up er , in a way this is a collection of files , is n't it ? but one file I 've got is called ten C S , computer studies , and each record is headed with your name and as well as your name I keep a record of your form or tutor group . |
| 10 | A sergeant appears from what a plate beside the door indicates is the dentist 's and I go up to him and tell him my name and that I 've been told to report my movements by Detective Inspector McDunn . |
| 11 | The porter asked my name and when I gave it , asked if I had a relative called Charles Rocke . |
| 12 | ‘ I simply told them that you were my wife and that you had taken all our money and our little girl and were running off to London to be with your lover . ’ |
| 13 | In fact , I remember when I first introduced him to my father and before he 'd said a word , I said , ‘ This is my father ’ who told me afterwards that he had n't realized that it was a boy because I mean … long hair — his hair was really long . |
| 14 | The moment was complete when I realised that the action had also cured my arthritis and that I had n't needed the strategically-placed piece of double-sided sticky tape . |
| 15 | Later a Canadian will tell me : ‘ It was the worst bus journey of my life and when we get to the Cruz del Condor , people start saying , ‘ Go on then , are n't you going to get out ? |
| 16 | This has not prevented accusations that Bantam shamefully exploited my illness and that I cooperated with this by allowing my picture to appear on the cover . |
| 17 | I asked her to phone because I thought you might just recognise my voice and as we did n't part on the best of terms … ’ |
| 18 | No , she jumped on my bed and when she gets on top of you she thinks she 's some little baby . |
| 19 | erm then erm what I 'll do I 'll pick it up next week and that will obviously show you a bit more about Abbey Life and any , any of your friends or anybody you think might , might like to look at the video erm you know just to give them an insight , people you mentioned erm to me that you perhaps know you 'd like to pass the video on to them to have a look erm and if er er you 've got my number and if you want to ring me then I can get some more videos if you think other people might be interested I 'm quite happy to pass them on , on to you as well , okay ? |
| 20 | I said , that is my property and when you sit on my fence that is a , an offence ! |
| 21 | The Frenchman shook my hand and as I looked at him and his family I thought slowly to myself , ‘ What a bloody chance he is taking . |
| 22 | Sometimes she would say ‘ This is my company and if I want it , why ca n't I have it ? ’ |
| 23 | JEWKES : He is my master and if he bids me do anything I can do I think I ought to do it and let him who has power to command me look to the lawfulness of it . |
| 24 | my gloom and though I Do n't want |
| 25 | I told him about my family and where they came from , then told him about my father . |
| 26 | After nine months of tests , I was told that there was ‘ probably ’ nothing wrong with my kidneys and that I had had a bladder infection . |
| 27 | It landed six inches from my face and before it had stopped quivering in the ground , a red one slapped down next to it . |
| 28 | He cries in his sleep — God dammit — for my mother and if they take her away too then he 'll just turn his face to the wall and fade away . |
| 29 | She said she had held the document back for so long because she was afraid it would re-open old wounds for my mother and because she felt sure it was better for us not to know what it contained . ’ |