Example sentences of "[verb] my [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nor that it 's time to curb my virile hunger . |
| 2 | There was a brief pause while the three stood like players who had forgotten their lines , then , turning to Luce , Michele said stiffly , ‘ I must ask you to forgive my unruly tongue and sense of humour . ’ |
| 3 | My godmother has been singing your praises , you see , and — you will have to forgive my suspicious mind ! — it set me wondering . ’ |
| 4 | I hate my rotten job and I 'm still not earning enough and I do n't see the kids enough and there are n't enough people like you with enough of whatever it is to change anything . |
| 5 | MUM , I HATE MY BIG BROTHER 'S GUTS . |
| 6 | ‘ I hate my fat knees , ’ she said , and went off for a ten-mile hike . |
| 7 | It was much later that I realized my subconscious tendency towards preferring complicated solutions , merely to demonstrate my clever mental logic . |
| 8 | I was gardening and he said er er I bent over to do something and he said I just went dizzy , he said , and I fell over he said and then I realized my right side was paralysed . |
| 9 | But the Jaguthin who became my close companions were summoned at night , during the full moon . |
| 10 | She became my legal guardian . |
| 11 | So Anna became my legal guardian . |
| 12 | Tony was one of the undoubted stars of the review and became my invaluable right-hand man . |
| 13 | became my intimate terror . |
| 14 | OBSESSIVE ‘ It became my personal obsessive battle cry , ’ wrote Mr Marshall . |
| 15 | Our local library , Macdonald Road , Edinburgh , produced a book on fishing that became my firm favourite . |
| 16 | I meant the hon. Gentleman , but he almost became my hon. Friend because of his grudging acceptance of the principle of testing . |
| 17 | If he had been listening , then , he would have heard my right hon. Friend 's point about the lay-by . |
| 18 | My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary is sitting beside me and has heard my hon. Friend 's question . |
| 19 | My God , I 'd even told my grandfather that I was coming home — and bringing my future bride . ’ |
| 20 | I got my personal weapon and kit together , checked under the car , and headed for Angelo . |
| 21 | Finally I got my long-awaited appointment to see Dr John Randell , the ‘ patron saint of transsexuals ’ . |
| 22 | ‘ I struggled and twisted and got my right hand free . |
| 23 | As the day of rehearsals approached I got my usual attack of the ‘ I 'll never do its ’ . |
| 24 | I got my current job in 1990 . |
| 25 | I got my new trousers |
| 26 | ‘ Yes , and I got my other hearing-aid , and some notes — ’ |
| 27 | After I got my free plaster and sticky tape to keep the cotton wool swab on I found not just a cup of tea and rich tea on offer but a wide choice of beverages and crisps and chocolate biscuits all individually wrapped — from looking at that feast you would n't believe the NHS is strapped for cash . |
| 28 | I just got my bad |
| 29 | Soon after I got my English A-level , mum learned that she had to go into hospital for quite a long time . |
| 30 | But I made sure I got my fair share . |