Example sentences of "my [noun sg] and they [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Audrey said : ‘ I talked to a lot of women jockeys to research my part and they told me men getting heavy with them is common in the racing world . ’ |
| 2 | They were really bad mistakes on my part and they cost us dear . |
| 3 | I pointed to my mouth and they understood I was hungry . ’ |
| 4 | I refused to go in my cell and they put us down the block . |
| 5 | ‘ The regiment saw an exhibition of my work and they commissioned it — which was very brave of them , in a way , as I 'd done very little before that . ’ |
| 6 | They are to do with my profession and they bother me increasingly . |
| 7 | Eventually , I found a rope and threw it to my pal and they made it fast . |
| 8 | They wanted my bag and they grabbed it , but then they started to beat me for no reason except sheer wickedness . |
| 9 | We come along and they passed my load and they turned his load away . |