Example sentences of "[subord] my [noun] [verb] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | We had n't heard or seen him for a while so my father suggested I go round and check I 'm really horrified . |
| 2 | If my , if my Mum comes up , if my Mum comes I 'll put the phone down , right ? |
| 3 | He got the shock of his life when he found out who I was and asked if my mother knew I was there . |
| 4 | She used to take me to the local baths in Penzance sometimes , because my grandmother insisted I had to learn to swim , even if I would n't go into the sea . |
| 5 | There was no excitement about my first bra — I even had to pay , because my mum claimed I did n't need one ! |
| 6 | The only reason Margaret went through with the pregnancy was because my father hoped I 'd be a boy . |
| 7 | Pity it was n't in the national newspapers because my lawyer said I could have retired on the proceeds . |
| 8 | Within minutes it was very strong and while my partner seconded I began calculating the odds of freezing to death . |
| 9 | I was totally conscious and for the first time since my labour started I felt relaxed . |
| 10 | Before my father died I cast it all aside , lived as I imagined I wanted to live . |
| 11 | After my waters broke I had an uncontrollable urge to push but the midwife told me not to . |
| 12 | ‘ And sometimes I 've wondered if it was my fault … after my mother died I felt so lost , it was as if I needed someone to fill the void she left . |
| 13 | After my health check I opted to use the fully equipped gym for my first workout followed by a cycle ride to the local village and back . |
| 14 | After my husband died I had to spend the winter of 1973–4 alone in Lamb House . |
| 15 | But after my mam died I had nobody to look after the baby , so I could n't go any more . " |
| 16 | As my speed dropped I again tried to open the hood , fortunately with my left hand . |
| 17 | But I do n't care , as my Mummy says I 'm unique because my ears stand up when they should be down . |
| 18 | And when my periods began I thought I had piles . |
| 19 | I got a lot of stick for that at first but when my tutor realised I was actually producing work it was okay . |
| 20 | When my mother died I was a military attache at one of our embassies in eastern Europe . |
| 21 | And er I 've been there all my life and that 's and that 'll be eighty seven years old come May and er I 've just worked on the farm all my days and er then of course when my people died I just er stayed myself , and then lived with other people here and there , just to help them . |
| 22 | I lived with my father , then when my father died I came back to this country . |
| 23 | When my father suggested I apply , I was pleased and very excited at the prospect of going to boarding-school , which seemed to me to be an adventure , an escape from boredom . |