Example sentences of "my [noun sg] [vb past] that i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I was pregnant , and we did not have this constantly changing situation of togetherness and separation , my husband complained that I had not noticed him kissing me goodbye in the morning — I was starting to take him for granted after only a few months without going to the mikva ! |
| 2 | My appearance showed that I had been on the surface — and the officials were kind enough to put some healants on my ( superficial ) burns while they sent mandroids to check my story . |
| 3 | ‘ I had to leave , ’ he said heavily , ‘ because my conscience dictated that I inform on the Nazis . ’ |
| 4 | My conscience shouted that I had to inform . |
| 5 | If we also assume that my neighbour assumed that I knew these facts about the world , and that I interpreted her words according to the co-operative principle , then we can also see why the way she actually phrased her request is not only true and relevant , but also brief and clear . |
| 6 | It would have been so easy and commonplace to move into some bushes ; but my partner insisted that I light my second candle . |