Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] my [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He described one woman who kept saying , ‘ I ca n't wait for my second one to leave home , ’ but was actually denying the sadness she felt . |
| 2 | True , if understood to relate to candidates as persons : my third preference for Brawny can never count against my first preference for Beefy . |
| 3 | What will I discuss with my next host ? |
| 4 | All I could remember of my first visit was that I had found several items , including a Tudor buckle . |
| 5 | I never ticked it , it does damn all for me , I do n't see why I should n't insist on my first colour-choice or nothing . |
| 6 | It is in this context of agnosticism that I shall look at my fourth question , ‘ what can we do about it ? ’ |
| 7 | It must relate to my first sight of my mother 's genitals — but not the last — for we lived in just one room . |
| 8 | It is a pity that the hon. Gentleman did not listen to my last answer . |