Example sentences of "[subord] i [verb] my [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A couple of blocks away is John Smiths , where I met my old friend Robert Clow , in company with his number two , Willie Anderson , current treasurer of the BA . |
| 2 | And she had opened my locked drawer where I keep my private papers , but I 'm not going to mention that . |
| 3 | ‘ On Lee Beach there 's a safe anchorage where I keep my old fishing boat , ’ said her host . |
| 4 | As a result , I have never been less tempted to support an Opposition motion , although I assure my hon. Friend who is the Whip on duty that I am never tempted in that direction . |
| 5 | It tasted far worse than I imagine my four-day-old socks would — a memorable moment remembered for the wrong reason , not least for the expression of anguish on Pete 's face as the brew hit his tonsils . |
| 6 | Unfortunately the rapport I had built up with the director was wasted , as the commercial he was working on went wrong and had to be done again , so I met my new director over a pie and a pint in my local before shooting started . |
| 7 | ‘ So I took my petty revenge . |
| 8 | It looked like half a letter T. The needle was so bent that I knew I knew that I would not be able to remove it in the usual way , so I took my heavy pliers ( the ones with which I behead the Passap/Pfaff needles when they got damaged ) and cut off the top of the needle , below the bend . |
| 9 | He was having none of it , so I concealed my vertiginous anxieties . |
| 10 | My coat , like a bearskin , is well groomed but very thick and warm so I had my usual ‘ Irish siesta ’ in the afternoon . |
| 11 | ‘ I felt he was going to try and hit me again so I stuck my right hand out . |
| 12 | I was still living with my parents at the time and I 'd not long passed my driving test — with Bernie 's assistance — so I borrowed my old man 's Austin Cambridge one Sunday morning and drove over to Nick 's . |
| 13 | I 'm working with ideas , still writing songs , so I have my personal input from that , plus I 'm always interested in the input and suggestions I get from the letters I receive from all over the world . |
| 14 | It was pretty late and I was tired , so I found my old room and went straight to bed . |
| 15 | Sir Edmund was out when I got back to the office , so I gave my new name and address to Rosemary and went back to the Temple to collect some kit for my weekend with Joanna . |
| 16 | We are creating chances all the time and I 've always believed if I get my fair share , I 'll score goals at any level . |
| 17 | If I renounced my Fenian oath he would hear my confession and give me communion . |
| 18 | Sorry if I put my big foot in it , but what else could I say ? |
| 19 | If I sell my British Telecom shares , will I be taxed on any profits I make ? |
| 20 | If I meet my young son from school , laughing with his friends and waving to me and the dog , who wags its tail and barks in return , should I be supposed not to know what I am talking about if I pronounce them both to be conscious ? |
| 21 | I suppose I thought — if I found my real father he 'd be — different somehow . |
| 22 | And also , if if if you 're in an area like me and mine 's , if I ring my local police station , Eastwood and I 'm paying for a trunk call or an out of area call , costing me twice as much |
| 23 | McAllister put down her brush , placed her hands on her hips in the manner of every recalcitrant servant and said aggressively , with the hint of a twinkle in her eye , ‘ And what would Miss Mates say if I neglect my early morning duties ? ’ |
| 24 | If I leave my packed lunch |
| 25 | At the beginning of the winter I always feel a bit reluctant about working outside until I get my long johns on . |
| 26 | It was not until I met my current hairdresser ( who thankfully is still in the same place three years later ! ) that I realised the importance of a good head of hair , stylishly cut , well-conditioned and subtly coloured . |
| 27 | Because I am aware that 95 per cent of road accidents are unnecessary and that , given the indices of probability , unless I improve my driving I too will join the crash victims . |
| 28 | I went in for a tackle with Brian Mooney and I came off worse because I broke my right leg . |
| 29 | And me with my second-class honours degree , standing there with corns on my hands saying yes sir , no sir , till I made my smart answer , my quick repartee . |
| 30 | You could B&B somewhere , while I pitched my lonely caravan nearby . ’ |