Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] [pron] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tolonen 's appointment as General would certainly help in that regard , but I must also show them that I am my own man , not merely my father 's shadow . |
| 2 | There is one place where I can say I am at home , where I can live in peace and quiet with my most beloved father and my dearest sister , where I can do as I like , where apart from the duties of my appointment I am my own master , and where I have a permanent income and yet can go off when I like , and travel every second year … |
| 3 | I long for my canvas and easel where I am my own master and the world is my own . ’ |
| 4 | For example own ( I am my own master ) or ( the ) very ( That 's the very thing I 've been looking for ! ) . |
| 5 | I am the fountain sealed up , the walled garden where the lord Christ takes his rest at noon ; I am my Own grille and enclosure and the desperate bride vowed to him who blesses my chains . |
| 6 | I am my own mistress and I can walk out of here tomorrow if I want . |
| 7 | I am my own woman , and — ’ |
| 8 | I 'm me own huntsman today . ’ |
| 9 | And since I 'm my own boss , my hours are flexible . |
| 10 | We discovered a mutual interest , and , as I 'm my own boss , I offered to catalogue some of his collection , and do some shopping in very pleasant surroundings . |
| 11 | ‘ Nobody tells Otley Craven what to do — I 'm my own man . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm my own man , ’ he says . |
| 13 | I 'm my own man and that 's very important in these times , even if you have n't had the problems I 've had , and you have n't , because that 's perfectly obvious , you 're sitting there and asking me the questions . |
| 14 | I 'm my own man . |
| 15 | I feel secure in the sense that I 'm my own sort of person and I feel loved by Lucy . |
| 16 | I 'm my own woman , Lucenzo , so do n't you or Corosini ever forget that . ’ |
| 17 | I was my own man and played the way I believed because we lacked talent in certain areas . |
| 18 | I was my own company er does management training and I wo n't touch the TECs |
| 19 | I was my own boss for a start — the man I worked for left after about seven months , and the man who took over did n't know anything about it : I knew more about the job than he did , so I had to tell him what to do for the first six months … in fact he tried to get the job upgraded anyway . |
| 20 | I was my own mistress — and so on . |
| 21 | I suppose parties are where you feel most aware of sex , and it is a problem sometimes , trying to feel sexy , when you are what most people consider ‘ unsexy ’ , by only having one leg . |
| 22 | Remember , you are your own person and it 's up to you to take care of your health and decide how you want to look . |
| 23 | You are your own coach : look after the training of your favourite trainee ! ( 4 ) Always start a period on a particular topic with a review of that day 's lecture . |
| 24 | I discovered as I picked my way through endless encounters that , even when you are your own mistress — free of guilt , responsibility or even social obligation — the excitement of different sex with new partners does eventually pall . |
| 25 | Understand why something happens as it does and you are your own master , able to use your common sense and logic to make judgements and decisions . |
| 26 | In the first place you are your own agent . |
| 27 | You are your own enemy . |
| 28 | To an extent you 're your own master … you can decide what you want to do and when you want to do it … it 's not like being at work when somebody rings you up and you 've got to go down and see them or you 've got to do this and that within half an hour . |
| 29 | ‘ You 're your own master , ’ said Aelis tossing her head , and brought him the end of a loaf , and cheese , and milk to drink , and watched him sidelong , not without satisfaction , as he devoured his meal . |
| 30 | You 're your own boss , like . |