Example sentences of "[v-ing] my [noun sg] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm seeing my friend the video company owner today . |
| 2 | Catching my eye the young medic grinned and gave a thumbs-up sign . |
| 3 | I deeply resent Michael Rowan-Robinson 's insinuation that I have been ‘ disreputable ’ in my use of a review article by Bernard Carr and Martin Rees in writing my book The Accidental Universe ( Review , 20 January , p 186 ) . |
| 4 | Strathbeg is one of the least known and yet most delightful lochs in Scotland and I was aware of its reputation , having discovered it whilst researching my book The Trout Lochs of Scotland , although I had never fished there . |
| 5 | You can maintain ‘ official ownership ’ of your case by summarising for the minutes ( 'Following my proposal the meeting agreed … ' ) and by literally having the last word on the item : ‘ So we 're agreed on that . |
| 6 | ‘ And what is troubling my lord the Prince of Aberffraw and Lord of Snowdon ? ’ |
| 7 | Because it 's alright doing my round the ankle and all ? |
| 8 | The role of social relations is obvious in the massive US Animal Welfare Act 1966 which applies to warm-blooded animals , thereby excluding my friend the octopus . |
| 9 | Aye it is a good one , yeah , it 's very similar as I was telling my friend the other day to what we had before |