Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dad paid over the four shillings and while he was entering it up in the book said , ‘ Mr Priest , I was wondering if yer could give me permission to build a small wooden shed facing the house ? ’ |
| 2 | My heart gave a quick double thump … so that was It . |
| 3 | Now my heart performed a little jig , impromptu . |
| 4 | We arrived back at my cabin to watch a private video called Sierra Nevada starring a vixen called Kym . |
| 5 | To demonstrate his empathy with the women whom he spends his life treating , he adds that : ‘ If my beard had a 6 per cent chance of turning malignant I would shave it off . ’ |
| 6 | my mum has a small shop in the South of France ? |
| 7 | My mum wants a front seat as well ! |
| 8 | well my nan pays a third , no , a third of it my dad pays a third and my mum pays a third |
| 9 | As he says , ‘ My text requires a certain sensitivity to the political problems of the class struggle on the part of the reader , since it is entirely determined by the theoretico-political conjuncture ’ . |
| 10 | Interviewed on BBC Radio 4 , Andrew Lees of Friends of the Earth declared , ‘ I have been given clearance by my Board to seek a judicial review … we are very serious about this issue and are going to go for it . ’ |
| 11 | I said , and felt my blood give a sick lurch . |
| 12 | I was doing quite well in the quiz up to that point , but my mind went a total blank on that one . |
| 13 | When we look at the open countryside it does n't really to my mind say a great deal about er what is what should be considered acceptable . |
| 14 | for young people and if one of the things that corporations to my mind have a positive duty to do which is the social responsibility and we live in a society so increasingly fractured , rudderless and you know not so far away in places from anarchy that they have a duty to do things which effect maybe to see one the Bs not the A ones the Bs |
| 15 | By my side nestled a water-proof , see-through plastic bag , containing my wallet : the money , the necessary . |
| 16 | I turned round in my seat to get a good view . |
| 17 | Actually , this was easily explained away by my insistence on regular partial water changes ( my pond having a guzzling bottom drain to waste ) . |
| 18 | The existence of two different ways of actualizing the potential meaning of to in discourse is clearly seen in sentences which can be ambiguous : ( 6 ) I got up and opened my mouth to commence a downright torrent of abuse . |
| 19 | My agent took a dummy package to the Hilton , addressed to Tweed , marked ‘ Personal and Confidential ’ . |
| 20 | My borough has a large number of refugees , and I am concerned that the Bill may enable some authorities to avoid any responsibility for refugees . |
| 21 | ‘ After that my car gave a big flick in the fast corners and it was difficult to drive . |
| 22 | It has always been my intention to call a public meeting for all interested parties once we have something definite to report . |
| 23 | In a recent meeting with the Darlington Priests he stated : ‘ It is my intention to provide a Catholic desk for every Catholic pupil in Darlington where there is a proven need . ’ |
| 24 | Throughout it will be my intention to provide a detailed map and theoretical analysis of the external challenges to democracy in order to lay basis for re-thinking the meaning of democracy in the face of global developments |
| 25 | It is my intention to prepare a further paper taking account of the comments received , and then to invite interested parties to meet in order to discuss the way forward . |
| 26 | My great-uncle made a little belvedere there , with that view of the sea and the Eilean na Roin . |
| 27 | My bladder sings a searing boozy aria , and my brain thinks of nothing but that release catch . |
| 28 | I shall instruct my Chancellor to send a new shipment at once . ’ |
| 29 | Therefore , preparation for my work included a theoretical investigation of research undertaken in this area ; specifically , with a view to deconstructing the myths of motherhood and the family album 's relationship to it . |
| 30 | But my work absorbs a great deal of my time . |