Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [prep] my " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ There are no provisions for new ideas , so I keep them posted in my office until I need them , ’ he said . |
2 | Rosemary , playing safe , refused to go out with him unless I came too so in the end we used to make up a foursome with Henry 's pilot , Jimmy , and with me sticking to my policy of not getting involved . |
3 | ‘ One ca n't give cast-iron guarantees , just as you ca n't give me guarantees about my safety if I was to go to Birmingham , ’ Mr Thomas replied . |
4 | But working on that film made me think about my life . |
5 | It made me think of my convict 's travelling companion . |
6 | That made me think of my convict . |
7 | Suffer me to go to my infamy ! ’ |
8 | ‘ Madam my mother , pray permit me to go to my brother , ’ the prince pleaded , still at his mother 's elbow as she moved away . |
9 | I have now , through your lordship 's favour , the satisfaction of seeing them cultivated in my neighbourhood , by the skilful hand of my friend , Mr. Miller , and shall take the first opportunity of describing and engraving them that the public may see how much they are indebted to your lordship . |
10 | I mean I 've never needed a new licence for the last three and a half years but Nicholas erm prior to this in the countdown to me appearing for my drink drive which is in a matter of about ten weeks I believe in the countdown to that , Nick said on several o two occasions anyway while other members of staff were present , Well this is a way of getting rid of him without having to pay him redundancy money . |
11 | As the time approached for me to concentrate on my matriculation , I decided to offer Charlie the opportunity to buy out my share of the partnership and even arranged for a qualified accountant to replace me in order that they could take over the book-keeping . |
12 | But undeterred by background or family opinion , I 'd written to the BBC to let them know of my ambitions to be a broadcaster — and was dismissed without benefit of an interview . |
13 | And he had seen me walking from my hotel apartment with Dana — Americano , he said disdainfully . |
14 | He did n't want me to worry about my health . |
15 | In this way , the hypnotist is not making me attack against my will , he is conjuring up a set of circumstances in which to attack seems the lesser of two evil courses . |
16 | Ironically , because having shown me what he termed ‘ retroscendence ’ , The Fat Controller was content to let me stew in my own juice for a while . |
17 | I used to try and act in straight plays but I was so bad they made me act with my back to the audience . |
18 | I do n't like them interfering with my normal business day . ’ |
19 | I made a great nuisance of myself and , in the end , they resorted to the traditional method of dealing with trouble-makers : they asked me to stand for my own ward at the next local government elections . |
20 | I asked for my ham-and-tomato sandwich . |
21 | " I believe I asked for my papers , please ! |
22 | I asked for my question to be translated into Bengali . |
23 | I asked for my husband to be returned from the Gulf but this was not possible due to the ground war beginning . |
24 | I asked for my Mother to be brought from the UK to give me comfort in my husband 's place , it took 3 weeks for this to happen . |
25 | So I applied for my discharge and it was granted . |
26 | May I expound on my answer ? |
27 | I gazed at my father for a moment , touched his forehead slightly , then withdrew my hand . |
28 | Every time I do a stall I I quake in my boots up until I do it and then I feel great when we 're doing it and afterwards realize that it 's been productive and we we 've had a good lot a good response from the public . |
29 | and I fumbling for my key . |
30 | And why should n't I do as I please with my own body ? |