Example sentences of "[pron] name " in BNC.
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1 | Woke up struggling to say my name but somehow unable to . |
2 | My name is Porot , a byrd of paradyse , |
3 | At the start of every summer term for goodness knows how long , my name had appeared five times on the new lecture list . |
4 | This undemanding life-cycle had never been disrupted and I read the new lecture list partly just out of habit and partly for the simple pleasure of seeing my name in print . |
5 | The titles of my lectures were all the same , but my name appeared beneath only four out of the five of them . |
6 | ‘ How many times do I have to tell you , Hawkins , my name 's Doctor Streeter , not Miss Streeter ; now come up here and wipe that filth off . ’ |
7 | Somewhat naïvely , I had expected it all to be sorted out then and there , but the chap just took my name , gave me a form to fill in and told me to come back a few days later for a full interview . |
8 | ‘ My name 's Steve . |
9 | ‘ My name 's Katrina by the way . ’ |
10 | ‘ Oh , by the way , my name 's Jenny , ’ she informed me . |
11 | Both Jenny and Kathleen were up to various things and I 'd been having a go myself , but although my name was appearing on more and more waiting lists , nothing substantial seemed to be happening . |
12 | The letter with my name in English on the envelope , a Moroccan stamp , and a list of requests from my family for a white bridal veil to go with my sister 's wedding dress , surgical stockings for my brother and a china dish for my mother . |
13 | The Anniversary Organising Committee had felt that a clock should be commissioned to replace the one which had been stolen , and perhaps because I have for some years specialised in the reproduction of historic clocks , my name was one of those considered . |
14 | My name is Bonnie and I 'm a Miniature Schnauzer . |
15 | They offered not only to plant a tree in my name , if I applied for a policy , but also the choice of a free radio alarm clock or a telephone . |
16 | ‘ I did n't know if it was false alarm or they got my name confused , ’ he said . |
17 | My name 's Jonathan , and I am good enough . ’ |
18 | ‘ I have to admit I was surprised when my name was announced for both tours but , hopefully , I can take the chance with both hands . ’ |
19 | ‘ I did n't even back her under my name , so I do n't understand how they could have known . ’ |
20 | — Tim Loughton , of Battersea ‘ Now my name 's Binge and I like a party , but these parties are something else again . ’ |
21 | I have found a seat on flights from way down in the ‘ relegation zone ’ on standby lists , simply because there was one space left and the couples above my name loyally refused to split up . |
22 | Like , I 've seen my name written down about five times on that last page . |
23 | I stood up and shook hands with both of them saying slowly , ‘ My name is Bill Millin . ’ |
24 | So my name was a kind of tribute to their courtship . |
25 | That is my name . ’ |
26 | He pushed a book towards me , and raised an eyebrow as I signed my name . |
27 | When she first stood in for Terry Wogan she insisted , ‘ I love standing in for Wogan but I 'm honestly not looking for The Sue Lawley Show with my name in lights and me swooping down a staircase . ’ |
28 | ‘ I love standing in for Wogan , but I 'm honestly not looking for The Sue Lawley Show with my name in lights ’ |
29 | I did n't want to stay there — I wanted to go home , but Mum told this old woman my name who smiled at me and showed me my bed and that . |
30 | My name is Private A and I am a part-time soldier in the 4th ( County Fermanagh ) Battalion of the Ulster Defence Regiment . |