Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] i [verb] my " in BNC.
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| 1 | With all sorts of primeval fears about dark cupboards and traps and ghostly animals I put my hand on the handle , turned it , pulled and jumped back . |
| 2 | In fact , for some years I had my own dog , first Bess and then Judith , and she was my responsibility to feed , groom and exercise . |
| 3 | For the first few years I rested my chin on the concrete wall separating the spectators from the players and saw many wondrous things . |
| 4 | After a further few days I brought my suitcases up from London . |
| 5 | That first day at school depressed me , and during the next few days I begged my parents to let me stay at home , which of course was out of the question . |
| 6 | For the next few weeks I reported my unimportant news to the office . |
| 7 | ‘ In some ways I have my mother in mind . |
| 8 | Whilst in laborious Toils I spent my Hours , |
| 9 | As I walked back through the ballroom past the seated guests I saw my wife , daughter and son waving and smiling and waved back , relieved that it was all over . |
| 10 | So I bought indoor-plants and was given indoor plants , and one of the indoor plants I expended my energy on was the fern with the bright , shiny leaves and the indestructible appearance bought that day when I had suffered the apocalypse . |
| 11 | ‘ All these years I denied my love . |
| 12 | These days I value my freelance status . |
| 13 | After these reflections I formulated my demands . |
| 14 | In these labs I made my first acquaintance with physics , scattering iron filings on a paper placed over a magnet to produce a pattern which I then had to reproduce in an exercise book . |
| 15 | President , congress , with these few brief remarks I commend my report to congress . |
| 16 | I felt she desperately needed my help , and I made frequent visits and tried innumerable remedies I consulted my colleague Siegfried on the problem and he suggested a diet of charcoal biscuits . |
| 17 | At approximately 1,500 feet I opened my eyes again and to my joy realised that I was very much lower down . |
| 18 | With all humility and many tears I did my work as the Lord 's servant … |
| 19 | With all humility and many tears I did my work as the Lord 's servant … |
| 20 | With all humility and many tears I did my work as the Lord 's servant … |
| 21 | A sequence of six lines with the same rhyme are given to Dame Sirith as , initially , she professes her conventional goodness and innocence to Wilekin : ( " I am a holy woman ; I know nothing of witchcraft but with almsgiving to good men I sustain my life each day , and offer my paternoster and my creed that God should help those in their need who help me my life to lead and should grant that all should go well with them … ) |
| 22 | ‘ At 18 miles I saw my parents standing in the crowd and this lifted me tremendously . |
| 23 | Turning after 50 feet I saw my wife was sitting in the snow and weeping . |
| 24 | ‘ Do you know , all those years I watched my Kate yearn for you , it used to amaze me . |
| 25 | For several days I continued my explanation , and I also described British history over the last hundred years . |
| 26 | After several years I finished my punishment , and so I was allowed to work for myself . |
| 27 | Over the next two months I spent my time between staying at my boyfriend 's house at weekends and the LIFE house on weekdays . |
| 28 | ‘ One of the last times I saw my mother , I was borrowing money off her . |
| 29 | But as I was coming up to London to work in more formal circumstances I selected my new skirt , which is somewhat smoother and less worn , together with my new pullover — oh , no , how odd , this is my old pullover — but — ah , now I remember , yes , worn over a cotton shirt — which again is something smooth . |