Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] my [adj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Added to my millions it bonds us into a formidable team . ’ |
| 2 | When I glance to my left I see why . |
| 3 | Irina is right to say that when I lived on my own I was a lonely man . |
| 4 | Looking at the way other people did it and sort of experimenting on my own I came up with a combination that worked . |
| 5 | The first day I could walk on my own I walked out . |
| 6 | For example , the thought ‘ They are on my left ’ does not ‘ succeed ’ as a thought unless I can also have other thoughts such as ‘ If I move to my left they will move to my right ’ , ‘ They are substantial ’ ( that is , not a chimera ) , ‘ They are reachable/not reachable ’ , ‘ They are supported by something ’ , ‘ A large opaque object coming between me and them would render them invisible to me ’ … |
| 7 | Yes , yes , it does n't compete with the fireplace , we have a , a , er mock fire in there you know , normally in the winter that , that 's on and it looks , it 's very realistic , it almost looks as if it is a fire glowing all the time cos there 's a rotary spinner in it and it flickers , er , and er the room is very warm because it 's central heated anyway and , no I would n't say , it never bothers me the television , I do n't suppose that er , if I were left on my own I 'd hardly have it left on you know I think men watch television more than women . |
| 8 | Very pleased to have yours and as I said in my last it 's your money , God has been very kind to you and you must n't fly up in the face of his kindness and I wish you had not taken this step , your Uncle Steve says property 's more trouble than it 's worth . |
| 9 | You need n't worry about my visiting you again either . |
| 10 | ‘ When I work on my own it 's more like painting , because I 've got a canvas there and it 's an intuitive thing . |