Example sentences of "[vb infin] my [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I 'll build my own museum in Pittsburgh , or someplace else , or give my paintings to the National Gallery in London .
2 ‘ I 'll earn my own money ! ’
3 ‘ I can earn my own money . ’
4 ‘ By the sod , Brother , I ca n't even govern my own house . ’
5 Perhaps now I could make my own bread !
6 I 'll make my own friends if I want to .
7 Just for once , let me make my own decision .
8 I can make my own choices . ’
9 I 'll make my own way back . ’
10 ‘ I 'll make my own way from there . ’
11 I can make my own way to my digs , ’ she said with great dignity .
12 Said he 'd bailed me out once and he would n't do so again , I could make my own way .
13 You only need to drop me in town , and I can make my own way from there ! ’
14 I 'll come over later — I 'll make my own way . ’
15 ‘ I intend to stay in control — and I will make my own decisions all the way . ’
16 I wish to be wholly responsible for my acts , to be master of my fate ; I shall make my own choice of ends , distance myself from my own reactions and learn to manipulate them like external events .
17 Look , I 've no money for a hotel so I 'd better make my own arrangements for tonight .
18 They assumed I 'd go to Chislehurst with them , but I said I 'd turn up later on my bike ; I 'd make my own arrangements .
19 Answer some questions … or else I 'll make my own arrangements . ’
20 ‘ I 'll make my own arrangements .
21 Do you think , if I buy a little spade , I can make my own garden ? ’
22 ‘ I will talk to players around me but I 'm sure being captained wo n't affect my own game .
23 I shall treat my own family in the same way , disregarding the fiction that my children are in some mystical way an extension of myself .
24 Sore eyes I may have , but at least I am not blind and can still darn my own stockings .
25 ( Let me answer my own question .
26 I was ill too but I could n't consider my own feelings .
27 I can direct my own life , plan it and carry it through .
28 Rest assured I will not buy my own happiness at the expense of … of another 's . ’
29 I 've already looked it over and ca n't see anything wrong with it , but I do n't trust my own judgement . ’
30 Neither John nor Ruth have authority over me , even though my Chinese cooking and my financial affairs will prosper if I follow their advice rather than trust my own judgment .
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