Example sentences of "it [was/were] my " in BNC.
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| 1 | I started the Food Addict 's Diet and stuck to it as if it were my shadow . |
| 2 | Alternatively Vox could of course use a full width string tree on the headstock side of the nut , but if it were my decision I 'd opt for altering the machinehead ; it 's a lot neater and keeps the headstock looking authentic . |
| 3 | After all , a guitar tech 's job has to depend on such accuracy , and if it were my job then I 'd rather put my faith in the R450 than a box-load of pocket tuners . |
| 4 | ‘ If it were my sole decision , then of course , of course I would never press it . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ You do n't mind my using the house as if it were my own ? ’ he cried with as much boisterousness as he could muster , waving the bottle like a flag . |
| 6 | it were my teeth , but she says |
| 7 | And I want to know them , know your family , walk into your house as if it were my house . |
| 8 | It were my other sister 's daughter 's eighteenth and she 'd booked up a party at the club . |
| 9 | and also you know when Janet 's doing a stint because you can see if Barbara 's smokes well me and Jenny had a do that week and then you , it were my birthday on the Wednesday were n't it ? |
| 10 | No , I 'll get a , I 'll get a replacement off my parents , but sorry , she changed the film cos sixteen pictures of it were my ones cos I had n't used the film |
| 11 | It was my natural character , you think , evident from birth … |
| 12 | It was my painting . |
| 13 | It was my leg all right , but somehow detached from me . |
| 14 | It was my sister . |
| 15 | It was my desire to be active , to earn my way in life , which encouraged me into these new fields , that is it was a positive impulse which drove me on . |
| 16 | This time it was my landlady 's turn to drop a bomb . |
| 17 | ‘ She was having trouble with a piece of chewing gum and it was my way of saying thank you . |
| 18 | It was my offering . |
| 19 | The stance consisted of a couple of sprouting pegs but little else ; Mick 's home while it was my turn to try to link unlikely sequences of free and aided moves up the next 40 metres . |
| 20 | It was my mother Chris Castor , a fine actress , who was leading lady there and gave Mar Dignam lessons in elocution . |
| 21 | It was my mother Chris Castor , a fine actress , who was leading lady there and gave Mark Dignam lessons in elocution . |
| 22 | ‘ It was my own fault entirely . |
| 23 | It was my turn to be concerned . |
| 24 | Extract from a letter received from an ex-member of the Womens Royal Air Force after a period of convalescence at Richard Peck House ‘ It was my good fortune to be given a period of convalescence at Richard Peck House after major surgery . |
| 25 | It was my philosophy professor , a native of the Antilles , who recalled the fact to me one day : ‘ Whenever you hear anyone abuse the Jews , pay attention because he is talking about you ’ . |
| 26 | Anthony said : ‘ It was my first fish over 2 lb . |
| 27 | Then it was my turn — 10 lb 7 oz . |
| 28 | It was my neck that hurt . |
| 29 | I could n't see who it was at first , then I realised it was my husband . |
| 30 | I do n't know if it was my hard luck or what , but I married a Pakistani . |