Example sentences of "[coord] [pron] [adv] [verb] my [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had nice Tory ladies saying that to me in 1983 , and me vigorously nodding my agreement . |
| 2 | All this made me feel very much better and I immediately wrote my name up on the wall . |
| 3 | It was my job to go into it , and I simply did my job . |
| 4 | And once I nearly got my head flattened , cos I sent up the wrong thing and bang he sent it down and I just got my head out of there in time . |
| 5 | And I just light my lighter in your direction . |
| 6 | Mr Gibson said : ‘ My wife Pat phoned to tell me what happened and I just packed my bag and got the first flight . ’ |
| 7 | He had the good grace to apologise afterwards and I also expressed my gratitude that I did not have to wait an hour or so until the training was finished before I could obtain his team and get busy . |
| 8 | However , he offered me a place ( perhaps out of consideration for my father ) , and I duly began my undergraduate career . |
| 9 | I am a North-East lad and I thoroughly enjoyed my time with Middlesbrough and Darlington . |
| 10 | Both were wonderful dinner companions and I thoroughly enjoyed my evening . |
| 11 | The change brought some unexpected experiences and challenges , but all my years as a Head were full of interest and happy working relationships and I thoroughly enjoyed my career , a memorable and refreshing interlude in it being the Centenary summer term back at Somerville as a Schoolmistress Fellow . |
| 12 | It was at this time that we read Morgan Forster 's article in the Listener about George Crabbe and we were touched and interested enough to seek out a copy of Crabbe 's poems and I well remember my surprise in discovering a mid-19th-century edition in San Diego , I think . |
| 13 | From the age of seven I had always wanted to be a missionary and I well remember my mother returning from a missionary meeting in the village to hear me say that was what I hoped one day to be . |
| 14 | I mean I can give you a little example erm I was once trying to add up a series of figures in the middle of an admissions exercise , and one of the other one of the men said to me ‘ oh , come on , you 're far too pretty to do mental arithmetic ’ and I completely lost my train of thought , I got rather confused . |
| 15 | The afternoon was cold and raw , and I soon regretted my choice of clothing , a light linen suit dating from my time in this country . |
| 16 | However , the crew helped us aboard and I soon forgot my fright when we were given bananas to eat . |
| 17 | Problem was I was playing a British Military Police Chief , and I still had my uniform on when I turned up at this place . |
| 18 | I wish I was wrong and I still had my pension . |
| 19 | I seem to have more time for her than I had with them , and I still do my housework and all the washing . |
| 20 | You have got to enjoy yourself to be able to complete at a top level and I still love my running . |
| 21 | ‘ It was good quality stuff , good to work on and I gradually worked my way up to being one of the house engineers and it took off from there . ’ |
| 22 | And I never break my word . |
| 23 | I was brought up in a pit village near Bishop Auckland and I never knew my father . |
| 24 | I have held no office because Thou did not will it , and I never set my heart on office . |
| 25 | ‘ I never gave up ; it was positive thinking and I never lost my enthusiasm . |
| 26 | ‘ I never gave up ; it was positive thinking and I never lost my enthusiasm . |
| 27 | ‘ The salon was relaxing , the staff pleasant and I really loved my haircut , ’ was the verdict on Windle Hair Salon in central London . |
| 28 | I 've been working here for seven years now and I really enjoy my job . |
| 29 | I also went out every day , and I always had my gun with me . |
| 30 | Well yes since leaving college yes it 's been predominantly figurative and I always take my subject matter from things that I 've seen which have interested me for one reason or another . |