Example sentences of "but in my [adj] [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may have been from a lamp outside , but in my nervous state I did not think of that . |
| 2 | But in my early days it was quite common for some of the old horsemen to walk anything up to two or three miles , and sometimes more , to bring harness down to the shop . |
| 3 | What happened on Friday night happened , but in my humble opinion it never was , nor should it be regarded as , a resignation matter . |
| 4 | Outgoings will vary but in my own case I already know that for gas , water and the poll tax I shall need an extra £132 . |
| 5 | I will never return to Treasure Island , but in my worst dreams I still hear the sharp , high scream of Captain Flint the parrot : ‘ Pieces of eight ! |
| 6 | In my first two terms at St. Albans , I came twenty-fourth and twenty-third , but in my third term I came eighteenth . |