Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] [verb] my [num ord] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | where you kept my first cautionary letters . |
| 2 | It was on one of these weekend trips to Regina that I wrote my first outside interview for the paper — an interview with John Philip Sousa . |
| 3 | But the old market square was still there , the ferry to North Shields ; Ocean Road , the Town Hall , the Library , Trow Rocks , the sands , the pier … . ft was on the pier that I made my first stumbling attempts to start writing poetry on my own again ; my very own poetry : |
| 4 | It was when I was fifteen or sixteen that I committed my first big offence . |
| 5 | It was only when I was in Holland that I had my first serious doubts that I might actually fail and have to marry Janice — in which case there was no way I would wish to claim custody . ’ |
| 6 | It was not until many years later when I was a principal inspector in 1965 that I had my first direct encounter with ICAO itself . |
| 7 | He was quite near , jostling among the spectators , and I had my first close look at the wild-eyed little goblin who had plagued me . |
| 8 | She seated me on her right , and I made my first direct pass as soon as we sat down . |
| 9 | But the path took me back into darkness and I felt my first real twinge of panic . |
| 10 | Crossbills and red squirrels showered stripped pinecones around me , and I saw my first crested tits , trapezing in the canopy . |
| 11 | I was never conscious that my attire was odd until I had my first normal boy 's gear . |
| 12 | Old FF writes : I asked the Editor for advice on what to feed Scatophagus and he suggested my last two articles … |
| 13 | 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 ) . |
| 14 | I saw no signs and had gone a few miles before I saw my first human being . |
| 15 | Presumably it 's also a lot to do with isolation , a lot to do with the fact that there was no one to talk to about the sexual experiences you were having and the only surrounding attitude was one of , ‘ This is something which should n't happen ’ , whereas the situation when I had my first sexual experience was one where I knew other people who were gay whom I could talk to . |
| 16 | By now , rather than dreaming of becoming Regius Professor of History , I was planning my speech to the cameras when I won my first Open Championship . |
| 17 | But more surprises were in store as I unearthed my first Roman coin . |
| 18 | Sergei draws black , so I open with a dull pawn to king four , which he mimics , as he does my next three moves . |