Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] ['s] [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | For example — I feel disgusted and ashamed — I took my little girl down to my mum 's and I swear to God I remember dressing her — it was winter — but when she got to my mum 's house I took her out of the buggy and all she had on was her nappy and her socks and a blanket wrapped round her . |
2 | I mean , my sister 's school they have right from the start and er they do n't I do n't think you get a wide enough circle of friends really . |
3 | ‘ When it concerns my sister 's health it is my business . ’ |
4 | In my mind 's eye I see him as he was , complete with bowler-hat and aquiline nose . |
5 | You did n't have to have the soul of a poet to conjure up what could have been ; in my mind 's eye I had a vision of Templars in their faceless conical helmets , red and white crosses on their black cloaks , moving across the island at the dead of night , the barges being soundlessly poled whilst , at prow and stern , huge cresset torches spluttered and flared in the darkness . |
6 | I 'm trying to explain to you that there was a different atmosphere about it , the whole situation , I know they were hard times , I know that some people had some really rough times but it did n't show very much , and when I come to think of all my parents ' friends I do n't remember anybody having a wife bashing episode or they all seemed to be very contented with their lot somehow except one , and that was a little bit dicey when I was a little kid , but the man died and the Observer the next week the er obituary notice was put in the paper and underneath they 'd got , with Christ which is far better and my father said and they she could n't have said anything better words |
7 | But , if a test on a chimpanzee would save my child 's life I 'm afraid I 'd go for the test on the chimpanzee . |
8 | In my child 's brain he crashed at my feet as I walked through a strange city . |
9 | But my mother 's image of my future had to be challenged : I was not to marry ; I would be her companion at all times in a perfect mother and daughter symbiosis ; with my teacher 's salary I would buy her a fridge and a washing machine and take care of her . |
10 | I feel well and th and I try er and my husband 's nieces they often ring me up er well I was on the phone to one of them when you came yesterday . |
11 | Your Royal Highness , Ladies and Gentlemen my name 's Rod I normally masquerade as the Chief Racing Coach for the Royal Yachting Association but I 'm not here in that capacity this afternoon but the coordinator rather a grand title for the Year of Youth Sailing and I 've been asked to give you a short ten minutes or so briefing on where we 're up to with th this project this year erm I know there are many familiar faces around so I apologize to those of you that may know some of this information already . |
12 | Suppose that in my wife 's absence I had been knocked unconscious by a burglar . |
13 | In my father 's day they would not have dared even to think like that ! |
14 | I did n't sleep in my father 's bunk I used to sleep on the table , I er had an old flock mattress , that 's what I had , an old flock mattress and a flock pillow . |
15 | See in the latter part of my , my father 's time he was n't a well man , was he ? |
16 | When I realized I was walking towards my father 's house I quickly changed my direction . |
17 | I enjoyed the work and college life very much , but after my father 's death I stopped doing my work at the college . |
18 | In Uganda I used to wear very beautiful clothes but after my daughter 's birth I do n't know what happened to me . |
19 | ‘ That night at my daughter 's house I felt very emotional when Peter stood up to leave . |
20 | He wo n't get much bigger though from what I Wendy 's dog he 's nearly there |
21 | In my grandmother 's house I had had a big bedroom ; here I had to share . |
22 | ‘ What I Would n't Give ’ , besides being utterly forgettable , contained the interesting line , ‘ There 's my Smiths ' tapes you never wanted to hear/ Throw them away/Morrissey in the bin . ’ |
23 | ‘ When I got into my neighbour 's house I felt safe . |
24 | Out of one of my women 's courses I attended , a consciousness-raising group was formed . |
25 | After my fortnight 's leave I completed a five-month tour of duty in the East with a Waffen SS unit , operating downwind , as it were , of the military withdrawal from the Soviet Union . |
26 | Had she found my son 's body she would have been disconsolate , certainly too shocked and distressed to talk to you now . |
27 | But since my brother 's death it has been my duty to care for my two nieces . |
28 | It meant that my mother 's workload greatly increased , but with my uncles ' help we struggled on . |
29 | ‘ When I was young my mama used to say ‘ grow up and see how tough the world is ’ ' and ‘ I was unhappy at my mother 's death/ I was unhappy at my father 's death/ … |
30 | But I had no notion of time — or of my mother 's needs I felt only that I was being abandoned . |