Example sentences of "it [was/were] my " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ The combine did well last year — and it was my turn . ’ |
| 32 | It was my life and my world . |
| 33 | Now it was my turn . |
| 34 | It was my greatest moment . |
| 35 | It was my fault Mum got ill and Dad went off with someone else . ’ |
| 36 | ‘ When I discovered I was pregnant , it was at a time when I was very manic about the group , I felt it was my mission . |
| 37 | ‘ I had always thought that its grip on me was purely personal , ’ wrote Amanda , ‘ — I loved it simply because it was my home — but then I found that it caught other people in its web too . ’ |
| 38 | The musicians on one side and the great love of his life on the other and I could see his conflict , but it was my nightmare . |
| 39 | It was my problem . |
| 40 | It was my Uncle Bill 's money . ’ |
| 41 | But I laugh it off , paraphrasing Beau Brummell , only remarking lightly that the saddest thing is , it was my favourite ankle . |
| 42 | I thought it was my turn for a kip . |
| 43 | Only now have I come to understand what it was my sixth sense was trying to tell me then ; in any case it would have been too late , Aunt Nessy was waiting , and bending down , I put my arms round her , and kissed her . |
| 44 | Here 's a crusty roll — must n't show my ignorance and cut it with a knife , have to tear it to pieces as if it was my worst enemy . |
| 45 | ‘ I heard about this project in the late Seventies , and as a screenwriter it was my biggest dream . |
| 46 | When it was my turn I could n't think of anything to say . |
| 47 | I used to put a mop on my head and pretend it was my hair . |
| 48 | It was my Brazilian-born wife — who you see is my accompanist — who insisted we accept engagements in Europe because she wanted to see where I grew up . |
| 49 | Really , it was my own fault … ’ she petered out , confused . |
| 50 | Mr Foley , formerly assistant to George Graham at Arsenal , said : ‘ It was my 55th birthday yesterday and this is no way to celebrate . |
| 51 | ‘ I 've met him at a couple of PFA functions and when it was my testimonial he sent some things down to be raffled . |
| 52 | ‘ It was my brother , ’ he jokes . |
| 53 | It was my mother who brought me to my senses . |
| 54 | It was my arms and legs that ached . |
| 55 | ‘ This has been the most disappointing season of my managerial career as it was my ambition to lead Notts County to the Premier League . ’ |
| 56 | I dreamed ( or daydreamed ) that it was my father in the tent , sick , and then that my whole family were there again , in the house . |
| 57 | ‘ It was my heavy bones that did for me , as you well know ! ’ |
| 58 | ‘ No , Vic , it was my own idea , ’ said Everthorpe , looking hurt . |
| 59 | It was my Not Peru . |
| 60 | ‘ And it was my plan that has brought you to your heart 's desire . ’ |