Example sentences of "my [noun sg] and [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was warm and sleepy but my master kept haranguing me : compliance seemed the easiest way out so I put on my boots , grabbed my cloak and accompanied him down to the Templar chapel . |
| 2 | When I met Jean-Claude I found something in his face , his speech and gestures , that alerted my heart and made it a gift to him . |
| 3 | ‘ This breaks my heart and makes me very , very angry . ’ |
| 4 | It is often impossible to say what moves you in a poem ; somehow in this poem there is something that touches my heart and links me in sympathy to this Bolivian poet whom I shall never meet . |
| 5 | Now I need you to back up my story and put me in the clear . |
| 6 | He seemed very moved by my story and said he intended to write an article about it . |
| 7 | Again they swallowed my story and gave me a year 's conditional discharge . |
| 8 | She strokes my hair and soothes me like a baby . |
| 9 | This guy sitting behind me started playing with my hair and touching me up . |
| 10 | I wash my hair and leave it to dry naturally . |
| 11 | Crilly cups my face in his hands , strokes my hair and kisses me long upon the lips . |
| 12 | I submerge to re-wet my hair and stamp it down in place to stop it shredding my eyeballs . |
| 13 | Place a sundial over my grave and let me be forgotten . ’ |
| 14 | I thought I might find some reasonable woman who would understand my case and accept me . ’ |
| 15 | I pulled off my shirt and threw it beyond the woodpile . |
| 16 | It swam straight into my chest and bowled me over , thank God it swam on but the adrenalin was flowing so all I could think about was what sort of picture I 'd got . |
| 17 | ‘ ' So I pour seven whiskies , hand them out , then wander off to stab each of the captives with my foot and check they 're still awake . |
| 18 | Shall I to him make know as yet my change and give him to partake full happiness with me ? |
| 19 | I feel in my pocket for my money and pull it out . |
| 20 | The receptionist took my money and locked it in a drawer of the desk , then stood up . |
| 21 | A woman would come from time to time and take my money and bring me clothes and food . |
| 22 | ‘ Certainly , ’ he said , as if he had never seen me before , took my money and gave me a ticket . |
| 23 | The blade glided easily over my skin and left it very smooth . |
| 24 | Our house is only a flat , it 's not very long , and from the time it took my sister to leave me , go to the kitchen and tell my mum and bring her back , the baby was in my arms . |
| 25 | If it were , the day would come when the man behind the shining table lamp would toss a fountain pen in my direction and tell me to sign a piece of paper , and I would say , what the hell , why not ? |
| 26 | I picked up my knitting and put it away . |
| 27 | He taught me the fundamentals of the job … unsparingly … he channelled my discontent and made me want to be an actor . |
| 28 | This morning rang up my sister and said I would visit her tomorrow . |
| 29 | I sat in my pew and heard him prate on for at least an hour and a half . |
| 30 | I looked at my watch and found it was after eleven o'clock , which meant nothing really . |