Example sentences of "[conj] my [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I make no judgments on man or woman , perhaps because I make no judgments on myself — or my wife I 've managed to preserve a friendship between husband and wife living thousands of miles apart , and that 's nae a bad achievement . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Is there anything about me or my business you do n't know ? ’ she said bitterly . |
| 3 | But Soderstrom , introducing the songs set by set , was good company ; the recital hall at Blackheath , rescued from years of abuse by the government department that used to inhabit it , had a good sound and an airy Victorian grace ; and Roger Vignoles , the accompanist , was as clear and gifted as ever ; so the capacity audience wound up feeling happy , especially when treated to confident versions of Lehar 's Vilja Song or My Lips They Kiss So Hot . |
| 4 | With these unrealistic expectations I 'm not sure who stands to lose the most — my daughter believing that you need a man , wealth and preferably a title to be happy , or my son who believes that women are beautiful and passive or wicked and powerful but , either way , he 'd better be handsome . |
| 5 | But if they had n't been there , if they had been different kinds of men erm , I do n't think I would have been able to pick someone to be my husband or my partner who could be a decent father to my kids . |
| 6 | It was years later that my cousin who dies some years ago , he was ninety two . |
| 7 | It 's such a feeling that my love I ca n't hide , I ca n't hide , I ca n't hide |
| 8 | that my love I ca n't hide , I ca n't hide , I ca n't hide . |
| 9 | feeling that my love I ca n't hide well blooming er what 's his name , Julian wo n't disappear will he cos Liz is n't here . |
| 10 | ‘ I found that my presence there was n't necessary after all , ’ he said smoothly . |
| 11 | But she made certain that my sister who was six years younger , she made certain that she went to the county school . |
| 12 | Can I just say that my father who is eighty four , is caring for my mother er for the past eleven years , and we keep sort of saying well is it not time that she should maybe go into hospital ? |
| 13 | However , as one speechreader said to me , ‘ By using my eyes , I often find my way around large terminals and airports much more easily than my friends who can hear and who are automatically inclined to rely on announcements . ’ |
| 14 | Neither I , nor my friends who borrow them , have any cause for complaint . |
| 15 | And my friend she looked about eighty |
| 16 | I feel that , apart from this , you showed an interest in me and my development which enabled me to grow both in the exercise of my talents and in the confidence that I had such talents . |
| 17 | It meant because of my experience and my knowledge I was erm able to advise the Superintendent in charge , Mr , on the various options that were available to him and also erm advise him whether he was considering other options , whether they would be safe or otherwise . |
| 18 | This is doing me no good at all whereas it seems to be all me and my wife it 's but like we went to court , Mr and Mrs who were equally involved in it |
| 19 | Conservative Club , and my wife she wa we were both members there oh and there was a , I tell you another shop that probably I have n't mentioned , just before you get to the White Hart there was Thompsons the butcher 's shop with er they got three or four er daughters I remember . |
| 20 | And my son-in-law he was working with him , and when he had that accident , well it 's ridiculous what he done that day . |
| 21 | And my word they enjoyed it well . |
| 22 | And their horses and my word they fairly looked after their animals mhm . |
| 23 | I predicted two nil and my word they left it late , Jane , I could n't believe it . |
| 24 | And my word there was plenty of vans in them days . |
| 25 | and my word he was difficult to follow ! |
| 26 | My Noble Friend is absolutely right er it is a er essential that the erm hospital does have a good discharge policy that there are community facilities to support people once they leave hospital er and My Lords we know that with some of the new procedures that are now being introduced er that is possible and that when a patient comes in for treatment , a discharge policy is worked out almost immediately so that the support services can be given when the time comes for that person to leave . |
| 27 | My Lords , I found a very interesting er aspect in the Royal College of Nursing 's review was that resources were not the issue , the Royal College itself came down in favour of the fact that it was management that needed to be tightened up and My Lords it was interesting looking at that survey that it was a telephone survey and in one of the two hospitals er one or two of the hospitals that were rung up , it was quite difficult to find the person who 'd answered the survey . |
| 28 | I then zealous to understand I I er , er , erm sought it Statutes , Volume thirty-three nineteen ninety three edition and studied most carefully pages six hundred and seventy-five to six hundred and seventy-seven and there I found an account of what has happened to Sections two and three and also for the first time light was shed upon Section two A. My Lords , I have from time to time ventured to express some doubt as to whether our legislative procedures were as excellent , as I 'm sure Your Lordships would wish them to be and when I recently suggested in the most mild terms to Her Majesty 's Government that they might consider some form of enquiry into our legislative procedures to see whether as they were as high class as they should be , erm I was given a very negative reply the clear influence of which was that the our legislative procedures could not possibly be improved and My Lords I do really think with respect that that is a proposition which is open to doubt . |
| 29 | After that initial investment , no one gave me and my sister anything . |
| 30 | Why ca n't I have My my horses and my cattle you know . |