Example sentences of "my [noun sg] [verb] i [pers pn] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said , ‘ My caddie told me I had to get it . ’ |
| 2 | But my Bible tells me he gave me the power to receive him and to become . |
| 3 | ‘ My amah told me you left in a hurry after a phone call from a man ! ’ |
| 4 | ‘ My daughter told me she 'd spilt nail varnish on my new bedroom carpet . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ My secretary tells me you refused her your name . |
| 6 | ‘ My secretary told me you 'd rung . |
| 7 | My Dad told me he saw a headless chicken run round a farmyard once . |
| 8 | My dad tells me he met a friend of his aged 59 , unemployed , who 'd sold his house , car , video and now his wife is in hospital after taking an overdose . |
| 9 | Two days ago my neighbour told me she saw him with a crowd down an entry . |
| 10 | When my master found me I had dismounted and was squatting on a patch of snow , busily emptying the contents of my stomach . |
| 11 | Later , my mother told me they had to lip read : they could n't hear each other speak for the noise of the looms . |