Example sentences of "[verb] [pos pn] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When we made love that day in your room , and I experienced my own frailty , it shook me . |
| 2 | Nor that it 's time to curb my virile hunger . |
| 3 | There was a brief pause while the three stood like players who had forgotten their lines , then , turning to Luce , Michele said stiffly , ‘ I must ask you to forgive my unruly tongue and sense of humour . ’ |
| 4 | My godmother has been singing your praises , you see , and — you will have to forgive my suspicious mind ! — it set me wondering . ’ |
| 5 | Sure , I was aware of the possibility that he too could have the perfect hand — even that he had cunningly rolled that five to mislead my own investment when I could have collared his . |
| 6 | When I am so self-centred that I would not dream of asking the Spirit for his strength , preferring to go my own way , I am encouraged to recall that ‘ God is at work in you both to will and to work for his good pleasure ’ ( Phil . |
| 7 | I hate my rotten job and I 'm still not earning enough and I do n't see the kids enough and there are n't enough people like you with enough of whatever it is to change anything . |
| 8 | MUM , I HATE MY BIG BROTHER 'S GUTS . |
| 9 | It was much later that I realized my subconscious tendency towards preferring complicated solutions , merely to demonstrate my clever mental logic . |
| 10 | I was gardening and he said er er I bent over to do something and he said I just went dizzy , he said , and I fell over he said and then I realized my right side was paralysed . |
| 11 | She became my legal guardian . |
| 12 | So Anna became my legal guardian . |
| 13 | became my intimate terror . |
| 14 | Our local library , Macdonald Road , Edinburgh , produced a book on fishing that became my firm favourite . |
| 15 | From then on the hospital became my second home . |
| 16 | Therefore the new girl became my best friend and has been ever since ( with a few eruptions ! ) because she is a very loyal , trustworthy , non-possessive , generous and kind girl . |
| 17 | I meant the hon. Gentleman , but he almost became my hon. Friend because of his grudging acceptance of the principle of testing . |
| 18 | People of all shapes and sizes became my biggest threat and a vital potential source of assistance . |
| 19 | My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary is sitting beside me and has heard my hon. Friend 's question . |
| 20 | I have heard my own favourite , Alchemilla mollis a useful hardy gap-filler , described as just that by a fellow gardener . |
| 21 | ‘ Well , I ca n't say that I 've really earned this , ’ said John , taking a cup , ‘ but perhaps I can be forgiven my first day . |
| 22 | Cornwall has kept the Championship flag flying for the last few years and has continued to emphasise my own view that such a competition could have an important place . |
| 23 | As I 'm going senile + reliving my second childhood , I have been trying to keep Gav 's fabulous tex fixture list up to date . |
| 24 | My God , I 'd even told my grandfather that I was coming home — and bringing my future bride . ’ |
| 25 | I got my personal weapon and kit together , checked under the car , and headed for Angelo . |
| 26 | Finally I got my long-awaited appointment to see Dr John Randell , the ‘ patron saint of transsexuals ’ . |
| 27 | ‘ I struggled and twisted and got my right hand free . |
| 28 | I glanced at my reflection to admire the effect and then I got my second shock that evening . |
| 29 | As the day of rehearsals approached I got my usual attack of the ‘ I 'll never do its ’ . |
| 30 | I got my current job in 1990 . |