Example sentences of "[vb pp] my [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , I ca n't say that I 've really earned this , ’ said John , taking a cup , ‘ but perhaps I can be forgiven my first day . |
| 2 | I had just received my first commission from the world 's greatest rock read and I had less than 24 hours to deliver the goods . |
| 3 | Indeed , I did not deserve so kind a one , but by this time you have received my last . |
| 4 | For instance , when I first started writing , and had completed my first novels , I was not allowed to sign a contract for it . |
| 5 | they 're broken My last one |
| 6 | I have capriciously given my second preference to a candidate of the Communist Party . |
| 7 | They have a very special significance , and how I wish I had known how to press flowers when I was given my first red roses by my husband , but unfortunately I learnt a few years too late ! |
| 8 | I have irresponsibly given my first preference to a candidate of the Official Monster Raving Loony Party . |
| 9 | After I have given my first three preferences to Apple , Banana and Cherry my fourth preference , if I express one , will count only if Apple , Banana and Cherry have been either elected or eliminated . |
| 10 | I have given my third and fourth preferences to candidates who , if not exactly " worthless " , know as well as I do they have no chance of being elected . |
| 11 | I have pricked my first blister , squeezed out the fluid , and dabbed it with surgical spirit . |
| 12 | If I had read a dozen Somerset Maugham books about colonial clubs in remote settlements , I could n't have bettered my first impression of Tala-Tala 's Union Jack Club . |
| 13 | I had won my first major title . |
| 14 | I 've enjoyed my first year as a pro despite everything . |
| 15 | ‘ I 've enjoyed my first year as a pro despite everything , ’ he says . |
| 16 | The quantity and variety of reading and writing , the mathematical ideas and vocabulary , the competence shown by many children in instrumental music , physical education , art and light crafts would have amazed my first class of children , and their teachers too . |
| 17 | Once I had sucked my third of a pint of milk dry I picked up my books and returned to the lecture theatre . |
| 18 | ‘ Meaning that I should have trusted my first impressions of you . ’ |
| 19 | But I was married with a baby then , and , in 1949 , this was considered my first duty . |
| 20 | Having done my first sound broadcast in the Forties and made my first television appearance in 1952 , I can remember when Lord Reith 's belief that broadcasting 's prime function was to inform , to entertain and give all sides a chance to state their case , still reigned . |
| 21 | I have done my last charity ball . |
| 22 | In fact , I have done my last charity performance ever . |
| 23 | Also , I am not a typist and I would never have written my first book if I did not know that Joyce was able and willing to decipher my handwriting , unsnarl my spelling and type the manuscript . |
| 24 | As the mum of a 12-year-old son , we are both learning as we go along how to use the Amstrad 5086 , my son concentrating more or less on games and school related programs , myself for the odd game , but mainly word-processing ( I have just written my first book ) , genealogy and cheating on addressing the Christmas cards . |
| 25 | I HAVE just collected my fifth State pension bonus of £10 . |
| 26 | I 'll marry one when I 've made my first million , and we 'll run an enormous model farm . |
| 27 | He says : ‘ I 'm not motivated by money , otherwise I would have quit after I 'd made my first eight million dollars , which was enough for me . |
| 28 | I have just made my first skirt — a straight style in tuck stitch — and I found that my dressmaking skills came into their own when making up and finishing the skirt . |
| 29 | ‘ The residue of my estate , including Merchiston Lodge and its contents other than those already specified , together with the grounds in which it is set , I bequeath to the one person who has made my last days worth living , Miss Theodosia Kyte . ’ |
| 30 | I have just bought my first lightweight and have noticed some funny groaning noises from the floor area . |