Example sentences of "[adj] [pron] [modal v] [adv] [verb] my " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rest assured I will not buy my own happiness at the expense of … of another 's . ’ |
| 2 | He made it clear he could never acknowledge my existence to his family and I did n't expect him to . |
| 3 | She joked : ‘ I get on well with all the guys , but if any of them get too frisky I can always use my army self-defence training to sort them out . ’ |
| 4 | The rebuttal had done her no good whatsoever , her face was going blotchy , but she mustered all the sang-froid she could and continued , ‘ Since you refuse to be civil I shall not moderate my criticism . |
| 5 | Lady , you 're lucky you ca n't read my mind . ’ |
| 6 | A final demand from the Gas Board and a threat from Glasgow Public Libraries if I did n't return The Maltese Falcon and pay my seventeen-and-six fine they 'd permanently withdraw my ticket and cut my left hand off . |
| 7 | and he gave me three good I ca n't remember my |
| 8 | When I told him that if we were to be married I would n't ask my father for a penny he … well , he threw me out . ’ |
| 9 | Mrs A : I 'm sure you wo n't mind my asking , but how old are you ? |
| 10 | I 'm sure he wo n't mind my telling you this — he would n't sleep with her . |
| 11 | Erm yes erm well at the ti at first I could only move my head , but when I went on that holiday , St Giles had been working on me with nerve machines and muscle machines |
| 12 | After a line or two I shall simply avert my unpained eye , ’ said Sixsmith , and started coughing again . |