Example sentences of "[pron] my good [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | I 've always had an ear for accents , and I gave them my best German and Italian and my speciality : French with a hint of Punjabi . |
2 | I mean if I put my best , give you my best glasses you 'll widen them wo n't you ? |
3 | He added a postscript in his own hand : ‘ I pray you that ye fail me not at this time in my great need , as ye will that I show you my good lordship in that matter that ye labour to me for . ’ |
4 | He added a postscript in his own hand : ‘ I pray you that ye fail me not at this time in my great need , as ye will that I show you my good lordship in that matter that ye labour to me for . ’ |
5 | I helped her prepare for the date , pressing her nicest blouse , lending her my best necklace and polishing her shoes . |
6 | ‘ Give him my best wishes , and ask him to come and have coffee with us . |
7 | I think I am oblidged to show him my good will , and to give him my interest upon this occasion ’ . |
8 | ‘ But I would hate to get to 40 and look back , thinking : ‘ I wish I 'd given it my best shot ’ . ’ |
9 | But when it got to my last week I just thought stuff it , I 'm going to give it my best shot . |
10 | But I will give it my best shot . ’ |
11 | ‘ I gave it my best shot . ’ |
12 | You were never entirely safe from prying fingers in Chinatown , but I had to give it my best shot . |
13 | I had to explain him a bit first , because from meeting me you would n't necessarily be able to tell what my best friend was like , and Oliver can get up people 's nostrils . |