Example sentences of "my [adj] [noun sg] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That I maintained my usual composure was to me a miracle , and once more we were on our way to the frontier . |
| 2 | Yeah , and I said erm , and I said that were n't , if that was n't enough I said bearing in mind he 'd just come out of intensive care off a life support machine , I said and which I think that , that tells us that he needs a bit of extra care compared to some of them on the ward , I said I know they 're all important and I know you 're busy but I said I think you should 've had a bit of priority , he was dying , and you know he 's dying , you 'd been told , she said yes that 's right , I said but what really broke my bloody heart was from one o'clock that dinner time he sat in that chair , we left that hospital at half past eight and you assured us he 'd go to bed and when we came in the next morning at half past ten Joy he sat there exactly the bloody same , in the same filthy blanket and the same catheter on him , oh I went fucking mad and I said how dare you , I said because somebody 's told they 're dying does that mean they 've got to be forgot ? |
| 3 | My trousers had been removed with some force as my right leg was in a great deal of pain around the cast . |
| 4 | Oh my whizzy holder 's in the , in the , in the ruck |
| 5 | ‘ The headmaster of my old school was from Cambridge . |
| 6 | My favourite cousin is in remission , a transplant is now possible , my favourite girl has found her natural mother — and I have found the girl I want to spend the rest of my life with . ’ |
| 7 | My favourite cartoon is of a businessman standing in Wall Street selling boxes of matches and around his neck is a placard which says : ‘ I left it all to expert advice . ’ |
| 8 | My favourite house was in Leicester . |
| 9 | My hon. Friend is to be congratulated . |
| 10 | My hon. Friend is in the same party as I am , as far as I understand . |
| 11 | My teenage daughter is on a diet . |
| 12 | My dearest love , I chatter about all sorts of odd news , when I really only want to tell you that my real self is in your keeping . |
| 13 | My real home is in the country near Hungerford . |
| 14 | My real preference is for Surrealist work , though watered down a bit . |
| 15 | My real aim is to one day see a lot of young people coming up to do exactly what I am doing . |
| 16 | My personal preference is for Michelin as I have had many years and miles of trouble free use from them . |
| 17 | My personal preference is for valve amps as the sound obtained is generally warmer , but the transistor amps offer a better power/weight ratio , not to mention the cost factor ! |
| 18 | It 's a good way of doing it , just saying , ‘ Well , my personal view is of course this is a tragedy . |
| 19 | Although there is much good stuff here and I shall undoubtedly find it a useful reference , on putting it down my chief desire was to out and solo something barefoot ! |
| 20 | My early training was in the sciences . |
| 21 | I joined the committee and my principal activity was in the end to assist in procuring its dissolution . |
| 22 | But for the present my principal interest is in meanings qua explicitly posited topics of discourse . |
| 23 | My Left Foot is on |
| 24 | My rightful place is at the top . |
| 25 | ‘ My 20-year-old sister was at home alone when they struck . |
| 26 | ‘ My burning ambition is to be world champion . |
| 27 | ‘ Could be better , ’ came the reply , ‘ you know what my regular trade is like , always had to rely on the trippers out here in the sticks , and who wants to come out here during a Winter like we 've just had . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ The reason I have chosen to inconvenience this auspicious gathering is that my foul murderer is among you . ’ |
| 29 | My present contract is for six months . ’ |
| 30 | My poor master was in the depths of despair . |