Example sentences of "[adv] my [noun] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For no apparent reason it was hanging on my head like lank seaweed ; I could n't make it puff out in a way that hid my ears properly . |
| 2 | Mum took me back chez Hamish and Tone ; she agreed to pass on my expressions of contrition to my father . |
| 3 | Perhaps my notion of wilderness is romantic and hopelessly out of date , but I have to say that I find paragliding an intrusion . |
| 4 | Perhaps my opinion on morality 's changed , you know , that there is right and wrong and all this and that you 've got to accept people . |
| 5 | It is only my subscription to Punch that stops me from taking a midnight walk off the roof . |
| 6 | I have to say that from my point of view — and this is only my point of view — it is not a page-turner . |
| 7 | But the recognition did n't flash along my neurons in time to activate my legs before the thing exploded in my face with a breathy puff . |
| 8 | When I lock along my collection of phrenology books , including titles such as The Brain and How to Read It , and run my fingers with affection over the porcelain phrenological head that stands on my filing cabinet , I often wonder what future generations will make of today 's psychologists . |
| 9 | It might help you to know that I have been writing down my dreams on waking , an accepted practice , I believe , in some circles , and perhaps of more use in my case than in some as I am by profession a writer . |
| 10 | I 've tried to slow down my pattern of speech , I 've tried to simplify my vocabulary , and certain methods of when you 're talking to someone you do n't tower over them , you try and squat to his level or you give instructions in certain ways to certain classes . |
| 11 | I said quickly , putting down my glass of beer . |
| 12 | Well , you can imagine the Colonel at that stage said emphatically ‘ NO ’ , and so my debut into cabaret was dramatically finished . |
| 13 | This may sound bureaucratic and boring but without it there are bound to be anguishing problems of the kind : ‘ I handed in my work on time but it must have got lost in the pile ’ . |
| 14 | I should be in Ken Hurren 's office , not here — I should be turning over my findings to Security . |
| 15 | " I 'd be a bit of a knobbly mouthful , " I ventured , trying to keep things light , feeling even then that this talk was closing over my head like water and likely to drown me . |
| 16 | You 'll be taking over my job as cop winder , and when you do I 'll be promoted to the looms , just as you 'll be in time . ’ |
| 17 | This is just my kind of diet — no junk food , plenty of fruit which I love . |
| 18 | This is just my idea of humour . |
| 19 | ‘ That 's not my style of thing at all . ’ |
| 20 | Olazabal 's compatriot Sevvy Ballesteros , who has fallen upon hard times after 68 tournament victories worldwide , said : ‘ The US Open is not my type of golf course , but I try to do my best and see what happens . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ But Josey , what he wants is not my type of thing ! |
| 22 | ‘ Not my notion of red , Miss , ’ Lyddy said . |
| 23 | Holding hands through the bars is not my idea of fun ! ’ |
| 24 | Not my idea of romance — takes all sorts . ’ |
| 25 | Being married to Viola is not my idea of bliss unending . ’ |
| 26 | Spending time with McIllvanney was not my idea of relaxation , and I did n't much take to his lack of enthusiasm . |
| 27 | Not my idea of science . |
| 28 | ‘ I thought at first , that 's not my kind of song , ’ said Rolf , more famous for Two Little Boys and Jake The Peg . |
| 29 | Satin … not my kind of thing . |
| 30 | ‘ Not my kind of place really . |