Example sentences of "[subord] i [verb] my [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | South bank as well 'cause that 's where I started , where I got my first board ever . |
| 2 | I watch the familiar shops and houses go by ; Mum 's old gift shop ( now a video shop ) ; the Arms , where I had my first pint ; Dad 's old garage , still doing business . |
| 3 | Prices ( including flights ) based on the Taj Holiday Village where I stayed my first week start at £566 per person for seven days ' bed and breakfast ( £738 for fourteen days ) . |
| 4 | He was picked to run in the London Schools at Crystal Palace but withdrew , so I had my first opportunity to run outside the immediate neighbourhood of school and borough , in a new environment on an international track . |
| 5 | If the Fruity Party fields three candidates in a constituency election ; if I give my first preference to Apple and second to Banana ; if I give my third preference not to Cherry but to Hazel of the Nutty Party ; and if finally , that third preference becomes an effective vote , it will unquestionably be a vote against the Fruity Party that I was supporting with my first and second preferences . |
| 6 | If the Fruity Party fields three candidates in a constituency election ; if I give my first preference to Apple and second to Banana ; if I give my third preference not to Cherry but to Hazel of the Nutty Party ; and if finally , that third preference becomes an effective vote , it will unquestionably be a vote against the Fruity Party that I was supporting with my first and second preferences . |
| 7 | I was not even aware that , until I had my first bought suit , that flies had been invented ! |
| 8 | I was never conscious that my attire was odd until I had my first normal boy 's gear . |
| 9 | I gained confidence , improved my delivery , added to my repertoire and became quite cocky until I suffered my first ‘ death ’ . |
| 10 | Well not in the thirties of course but after the War there was one because I er , ah well this , no , this was much later , much much much , because I married my second husband and erm I had two children fairly quick . |
| 11 | ‘ You wait till I get my first casualty from the homes ! |
| 12 | ‘ Since I had my second baby , Amber , I just ca n't seem to get rid of my tummy . ’ |
| 13 | It is now 4 years since I gave my first remedy in an LM potency and it has become my preferred method of prescribing for a number of reasons 1 ) No decision has to be made on potency level i.e. whether 6 , 30 , 200 , etc is indicated . |
| 14 | Since I welcomed my first visitor in 1953 my policy of giving value for money has never changed . |
| 15 | It is 40 years ago this summer since I bought my first knitting machine . |
| 16 | I suffered what erm is known from as postnatal depression after I had my second baby . |
| 17 | Even today , decades after I saw my first such microscope slide , I still think them extravagantly beautiful and can easily get lost in contemplation of the cellular thicket the microscope reveals , made the more intriguing by the curious , almost three-dimensional effect the stain gives ; as it brings into vision only a few of the total population of the neurons present , the cells seem to stand out like trees in a winter mist ( Figure 10.6 ) . |
| 18 | I saw no signs and had gone a few miles before I saw my first human being . |
| 19 | ‘ It was n't long before I had my first bite which was a 3 lb 7 oz chub . |
| 20 | It was not long before I started my next voyage , on 7th September , 1710 , as captain of my own ship this time . |
| 21 | I had been something like eighteen years in the ordained ministry before I preached my first sermon on Mary . |
| 22 | ‘ Eleven years later it was like a dream come true when I played my first game for the club and he was still in goal . |
| 23 | ‘ when I played my first match against Portugal I was lucky because it was a bit of a doddle . |
| 24 | My career was shaped , I suppose , when I sold my first sweater to a smart shop in Stratford at the tender age of sixteen . |
| 25 | He says : ‘ I was stunned when I received my first royalty cheque . |
| 26 | When I get my first wage packet let's blow it on an outing somewhere . |
| 27 | When I got my first job out of training it was at Worthing in a juvenile leading role and I got my Equity card because I had been chosen . |
| 28 | I had really long hair once , it was way past my bum and when I got my first record deal they wanted me to have it all cut off — it was a total disaster . |
| 29 | And it was n't a shock when I got my first hit record because I was trying for that all our lives and so she backed me all the way . |
| 30 | When I got my first laser printer many moons ago , my bank manager almost had a heart attack . |