Example sentences of "[vb infin] [conj] i [verb] my " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ The TV crew on The Darling Buds Of May know that I hate my backside , so they 're always making little comments , ’ she revealed in an exclusive interview . |
2 | I do n't know whether I put my bus pass in my pocket . |
3 | You will think that I hate my husband . |
4 | Do you want to explain it — or would you prefer that I pack my bag ? |
5 | It does n't matter that I disappointed my parents . |
6 | I felt myself blush and I gritted my teeth , glad he had retreated behind the glossy pages . |
7 | I 'm just trying to think where you what you 're gon na do when I have my , have my hair cut ? |
8 | The first one was to the house in Colchester to ask if they 'd mind if I delayed my arrival by one more day . |
9 | ‘ Mummy , ’ Matilda said , ‘ would you mind if I ate my supper in the dining-room so I could read my book ? ’ |
10 | Do you mind if I do my potatoes now ? |
11 | I hope you do n't mind but I believe my own dog would not appreciate the goodies as much as those who are in the kennels . |
12 | But I would hesitate before I based my critisicms on , say , a new Vauxhall on the premise that it was slavishly derivative of a Henry Ford original with a slightly different body shape and the knobs in different places ! |
13 | Er , I missed the train , the video thing would n't work when I showed my film lunchtime and er , the book that had to read , er , unfortunately , is not in the library , so er , the le let me explain the background to this . |
14 | Here I will just assert that I think my comparisons are part of a ‘ historical materialist method ’ . |
15 | I decided to see what would happen if I pressed my lips against the microphone and placed my hands on the stool . |
16 | ‘ If I accept your hospitality , ’ he said , ‘ it will not mean that I forfeit my right to kanly . ’ |
17 | Well no , well I mean like we do I mean I mean but I mean my gross up about three hundred over Tony 's but I put in many hours right ? |
18 | why did you let it go because I caught my fingers so |
19 | At this distance in time , I can not pretend that I had my doubts about its merits : what I did dwell on was a certain psychological subtlety in retailing the author 's love-life , though in terms which today would he considered ludicrously niminy-piminy . |
20 | ‘ So what did you think when I made my announcement ? ’ she enquired curiously . |
21 | They might laugh when I wave my hands in the air , but what they do n't understand is , my fingers are dancing to high hat rhythms . ’ |
22 | I must say that I enjoyed my time in hospital . |
23 | I 'm walking upstairs do you find that I open my sister 's bedroom door and there 's three Chinese girls , there you go , it 's on already |
24 | McAllister put down her brush , placed her hands on her hips in the manner of every recalcitrant servant and said aggressively , with the hint of a twinkle in her eye , ‘ And what would Miss Mates say if I neglect my early morning duties ? ’ |
25 | A " feeling of knowing " sometimes accompanies an aspect of the dream which is carried over into wakefulness ( for instance the certainty that I could fly when I had my flying dream ) . |