Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] be [vb pp] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ All my heart is given to this . |
| 2 | My heart is torn in two . |
| 3 | Oh ! hear me witness that my heart is set on higher things ; it would sail into far seas unvisited of man , but always there is this anchor of the flesh chaining it to its native shore . ’ |
| 4 | My heart was split in two . |
| 5 | I feel very feminine when my hair is done up that way . |
| 6 | But she says : ‘ There was a white background and my hair was put in some white paper rollers . |
| 7 | I tried to pull myself out but my foot was caught in some branches and the current squashed the canoe hard up against me , allowing me no movement . |
| 8 | As a senior forensic medical examiner ( FME ) working in the Metropolitan Police District since 1964 , my experience is derived from that constabulary , but I know that conditions are similar elsewhere in the UK . |
| 9 | The use of ‘ right ’ , in such circumstances , seems to be a clear case of special pleading that my decision is justified by some unambiguous legality . |
| 10 | My sister was born of new year 's day . |
| 11 | Also my teaching is squeezed into 4 days , which means that I have time to myself at the weekend , including Friday . |
| 12 | He certainly holds that as long as my action is prompted by mere feeling , or by a judgement as to what will best satisfy my desires , I am not in sight of moral living . |
| 13 | It is as though I have left the dull class rooms of the world and the discordant sound of the trampling feet and I have reached a place far from men where my mind is moved by universal rhythms . |
| 14 | And my mind is drawn to these things by an irresistible force . ’ |
| 15 | My mind was fastened on this new and fearful thing that was happening . |
| 16 | At the moment my pond is stocked with 41 fish , ranging in size from six to 12 inches . |
| 17 | I was terrified and my fear was born of shadowy terrors yet to come . ] |
| 18 | Data for my research was obtained from four main sources : detailed interviews with ‘ samples ’ of front-line workers , such as social workers and health visitors ; a participant observation study of how a sample of new cases were investigated and managed ; examination of files and records ; attendance at case conferences , which are the meetings of professionals with relevant knowledge of a particular case to decide whether child abuse has taken place , and what course of action is in the best interests of the child , or children , concerned . |
| 19 | ‘ The fact that my boat was used in this smuggling attempt is going to take some living down . ’ |
| 20 | My divorce was followed by many relationships . |
| 21 | I honestly do not think my child is encouraged in any way , possibly because his life is short … to take charge of his life and I think this might be giving him an unspoken message that you do n't count . |
| 22 | And that day my pen was filled with green ink . |
| 23 | let me read those verses again , he says my flock wandered through all the mountains and on every high hill , and my flock was scattered over all the surface of the earth , there was no one to search or seek for them . |
| 24 | My attention was drawn to certain observations in a judgment of the Court of Appeal given by Fletcher Moulton L.J . |
| 25 | My dealings with the café owner have left me with the impression that he has got to breaking point with the number of canoeists being attracted to the Fairy Glen and has singled out a canoeist who happens to drive a red Escort van and has used this as an excuse for stopping other canoeists when the real reason goes much deeper and in my opinion is linked to financial gain . |
| 26 | I thought she was really very nice and my opinion was formed from that one meeting with her by pure accident . |
| 27 | Mrs. Simper then found out that my sauciness was grown to such a height that no body could endure it , and told my lady , that there never had been a room well swept , since Betty Broom came into the house |
| 28 | Sir Richard Steel wrote in the Tatler ‘ When I came into the Coffee House , I had not time to salute the company before my eye was diverted to 10,000 gimcracks round the room and on the ceiling ’ . |
| 29 | My eye was caught by one of the men in . |
| 30 | My husband was banned for three years after he 'd killed me . ’ |