Example sentences of "my [noun] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Personally , I am rather too fond of my sanity to risk it in this way . |
| 2 | I find it almost amusing to listen to several of my contemporaries tell me about that ill-fated occasion and how they found a means of getting over the Alps . |
| 3 | I do n't know why my search drew me to that part of the house , except that Curtis was the only soul in it other than myself and Leon . |
| 4 | My heart , to love him ; my will , to do his will , my mind , to glorify him ; my tongue , to speak to him and of him ; my eyes to see him in all things ; my hands to bring whatever they touch to him ; my all only to be a real ‘ all ’ : because it is joined to him . |
| 5 | My parents sold it in 1985 , when my father was very ill ( he died in 1986 ) . |
| 6 | In my case , my parents used it with devastating overkill . |
| 7 | Last year , before I decided to settle here for keeps , my business took me to one of the great northern cities , chief among those of the prosperous world . |
| 8 | When my jealousy put me upon such a vindictive conduct to you I took a bond for the money I had caused you to be troubled for . |
| 9 | The use of acrylic colours in my palette allows me in all aspects of landscape painting to correct and add light ; in fact it enables me to work more in the manner of an oil painter . |
| 10 | Apart from learning more about my own language , the eloquent richness of the Queen 's English and the previously undiscovered interest I had in teaching , my job brought me into close contact with real Spanish people . |
| 11 | My friend bought it for two hundred pounds second-hand . |
| 12 | ‘ My father left me in sole and total charge , ’ she said slowly , battling to retain control of her emotions . |
| 13 | My father warned me about French men . |
| 14 | Instead of inviting my patients to see me at 10-minute intervals — generally I offer them each 10 minutes of my time — I shall invite the lot to attend at 9 o'clock in the morning . |
| 15 | It was because the Communist Party fed me , that my learning stood me in good stead and I know at least this much and I live like this . |
| 16 | Indeed , I may say it was not my wish to see you at all . |
| 17 | Today we had one of those famous assault courses , followed by a ten-mile forced march ; my platoon did it in one hour and forty minutes , which is not too bad . |
| 18 | I enjoyed the function and my friends kept me in good cheer as I was obviously anxious about my husband being in the Gulf and did have a few too many drinks . |
| 19 | I do n't feel black and I do n't think my friends regard me as such . |
| 20 | The Head of Department replied that they were used mainly for the Sixth Form , for example , the History of Art' … my predecessor bought them for departmental use , but my belief is that kids should be actively involved in creative work , not passively looking at film — and we have difficulty with blackout , too'. ( verified note of meeting ) |
| 21 | Opening the car door , the boy took my hand to lead me towards one side of a three-sided , bungalow-styled villa . |
| 22 | It was the young lady who now spoke : ‘ You wo n't remember , of course , I scarcely do , but years ago my grandfather brought me to this shop , and it was at Christmas time too . |
| 23 | My Grandfather accompanied me to all contests and modelling assignments and was well known on the Beauty Queen circuit as ‘ Pop ’ . |
| 24 | As your parish priest , it is my duty to shield you from any overenthusiasm on the part of visitors hoping to catch a glimpse of a visionary . |
| 25 | It contained a mass of papers relevant to the ‘ vision ’ , and sometimes it had been my duty to show it to privileged people , though it was not for general release . |
| 26 | whom he could trust , and he needed my youth to support him at this difficult time and so , like a fool , I had believed him and flown |
| 27 | My memory fails me about specific details but was there not a death here eight months ago ? ’ |
| 28 | ‘ It got so bad FBI agents had to stay at my house to protect me from religious extremists whipped up by their campaign . ’ |
| 29 | Despite this I had a lot of fun , until my mother replaced him with another pony that Brian could manage , and I gave up hunting . |