Example sentences of "be [adv] [vb pp] to my [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Had Mathilda been deliberately sent to my room ? |
| 2 | ‘ I am deeply committed to my work but tired of being asked to accept ‘ job satisfaction ’ in lieu of proper pay . |
| 3 | So , although I am genetically related to my mother 's brother 's , or my mother 's siblings ' children or my father 's siblings ' children , the fact is , the siblings of both groups are genetically related to each other . |
| 4 | Wicked episodes were often brought to my attention , but nothing either then or since has been as evil as the man Beck . |
| 5 | I never heard of these scripts again and they were never broadcast to my knowledge , but , for whatever interest they may have , I included one of them in my collection of short stories , scripts and plot summaries under the title ‘ Bits and Pieces ’ to be published one day . |
| 6 | For example , my father is not related to my mother 's er sister 's children . |
| 7 | The question , ‘ Are all men evil ? ’ is directly related to my tutorial paper as this is the main theme which is ongoing throughout this book . |
| 8 | ‘ It 's partly related to my theory of human behaviour which I 've had since I was at Fettes in Edinburgh , ’ he said . |
| 9 | We both accepted this without question , and a marriage allowance was duly added to my salary . |
| 10 | It was just brought to my attention just before I came down . |
| 11 | Mr Zivkovic replied : ‘ Are you saying I was not sent to my death ? ’ |
| 12 | ‘ David Markham was once engaged to my sister Jennifer , that 's all . ’ |