Example sentences of "[to-vb] my [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nor that it 's time to curb my virile hunger . |
| 2 | 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 . ’ |
| 3 | My godmother has been singing your praises , you see , and — you will have to forgive my suspicious mind ! — it set me wondering . ’ |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ If I had to have only two children , then why the hell did I have to lose my only son ? ’ |
| 8 | Oddly enough I did n't set out from wherever I come from to trespass on your island , or to lose my wretched memory . |
| 9 | I was just let off for an afternoon to sit my first year Sociology exam and then I came into the hospital that was to be my home for the next three years . |
| 10 | I do n't have some dreadful lust to kill my fellow man . |
| 11 | John was supposed to come and meet me from work to carry my heavy shopping and then changed plans and he had just walked in with JONATHAN ( proper name JIMMY ) . |
| 12 | I had not kept my old key , because I had hoped that my association with Cutwater Charters was done , so I was forced to carry my heavy pack into the tangle of dark alleys that lay behind the straw market and where I planned to find Ellen and borrow her key . |
| 13 | to scatter my better conscience : |
| 14 | I am sure that all the people of Belfast would like to thank my hon. Friend for her comments . |
| 15 | ‘ We 're sorry that we teased you — and I promise to wear my blue headband tomorrow , ’ Sophie whispered in her ear . |
| 16 | It may sound a bit corny , but ever since I 've started to wear my traditional dress to school , I feel so much more comfortable . |
| 17 | I think they rather wanted me to wear my old farm clothes , but we compromised with a grey check skirt which a good friend gave me , and a blue jumper . |
| 18 | Cos I want to wear my red jacket . |
| 19 | You 're not allowed to miss my welcoming speech . |
| 20 | Doubting whether the traffic jam would have cleared by Wednesday , I finally arrived in time to miss my dental appointment and searched my mind for something pleasant to think of as I rejoined the traffic and inched my way back to the cottage . |
| 21 | ‘ Look Ian , I 'm here to help you , I 'm not here to grind my own axe . |
| 22 | Let's all have a laugh : I 'm going to suspend my regular practice of not naming the derelicts who write in to this page , and tell the world that your full name is |
| 23 | Actually I was calling to confirm my little trip with Erika tomorrow . ’ |
| 24 | It was hard to realize my new situation . |
| 25 | In the first few days , too , I was made to realize my relative poverty . |
| 26 | I know I 'd love to see my real name on the spine of a book . ’ |
| 27 | I do n't , when I go I hate to see my front door open . |
| 28 | When I was ten years old I was taken by my parents to see my first play at the Royal Theatre . |
| 29 | ‘ Come out , wherever you are — I know you 're there , doppelgängers do n't disappear , and I want you to see my new dress . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ She 's got to look nice for when we go up the hospital to see my little boy . ’ |