Example sentences of "[num ord] [noun] [pers pn] [verb] [pos pn] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is unlikely that any of us could remember the first time we saw our own reflection ( mirrors often form part of toys aimed at very small babies , such as activity mats or cot toys , and there are , of course , lakes , kettles and other possibilities for reflection ) ; what is likely is that it was a member of our family ( probably our mother ) who told us : ‘ That 's you , that 's what you look like ’ . |
| 2 | ‘ The first time I heard my own voice ? |
| 3 | In Sliwa 's last stunt he faked his own kidnapping and blamed it on off-duty police officers . |
| 4 | Once a week bath night , now we do all these dirty jobs , because next door she had her own coal Lashmere cooking you see , and we had to make do with wood , and that entails cutting it ourselves , so our weekend , we worked Saturday mornings ; Sunday used to the day we had to do all the cottage work . |
| 5 | ‘ Yes , he 's trying to make himself look useful so the next time he wants his own name in the paper I 'll remember and do his bidding . |