Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] my [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I say publicly that they are mistaken in trying to push this Bill through in the face of severe and fierce opposition , not just from committed Labour supporters but from rank-and-file Conservatives and from people who have no particular political We were lucky enough to see my hon. Friend the Minister of State a couple of times , and we tried to explain to him how we in Leicestershire would lose out . |
| 2 | Look , I 've no money for a hotel so I 'd better make my own arrangements for tonight . |
| 3 | much enjoyed my three years here but |
| 4 | Unfortunately , this article only reinforces my previous observations . |
| 5 | ‘ Long enough to know my own worth , ’ Gina retorted , irritated by the sardonic gleam in his eyes . |
| 6 | I especially welcome my hon. Friends from the Scottish Office to the debate . |
| 7 | The experience of faith as it is lived by another people , another culture ; the enjoyment of celebrating fiestas ( and that includes the liturgy and the party afterwards ) with the people ; the experience of living amongst a people who never give up the struggle whatever happens and so challenge my own pettiness ; the graciousness of so many of them and the great welcome they gave us . |
| 8 | I ca n't obviously give my Noble Friend an assurance that this will be done , but in due course er I would very much hope that it would be and when it is my Noble Friend will then be able to refer to that Act with total simplicity and find his way through it and with all the original Acts amended as they were and will be after this Act has been passed . |
| 9 | In treating the subject in this way , I have necessarily imposed my own interpretation on the material . |
| 10 | I warmly welcome my hon. Friend 's announcement . |
| 11 | I was fortunate enough to serve my two-year stint from 1956-1958 in the Navy , 18 months of which were spent on a frigate in the Mediterranean , happily bedded most nights , or when off-watch , in a hammock . |
| 12 | I 'm old enough to handle my own money , and he 'll have to accept it . ’ |
| 13 | I studied all over again those marvellous descriptions and illustrations , and you can perhaps understand my growing excitement at the notion that I might now actually undertake a motoring trip myself around that same part of the country . |
| 14 | ‘ I 've only had my usual pint . |
| 15 | My ‘ old ’ boat was well known to the local seals , and they would allow a really close approach , but I have only had my present boat a couple of years and they are still suspicious . |
| 16 | One must , of course , be cautious in drawing conclusions from only two visits to an institution , but I can perhaps summarize my general impressions . |
| 17 | Or just an unlucky woman because it just so happened my Catholic husband was infertile ? |
| 18 | ‘ Only to cover my own insecurity in case you rejected me once again . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Only doin' my Christian duty , Father , ’ he murmured humbly . |
| 20 | I asked , and I was unable to hide my surprise even though McIllvanney was merely confirming my own suspicion that Billingsley was corrupt . |
| 21 | I much enjoyed my 15 years in England and got on well with nearly everyone . |
| 22 | One of the major problems I 've encountered with this review is actually keeping hold of the guitar long enough to form my own opinion . |
| 23 | MR K. Bailey , of Shipley , West Yorkshire , had music running through his head when he sent me a ‘ well done ’ letter , for he attached a verse he 'd composed especially to mark my 40th anniversary and he told me to sing his words to an old song named Marjie … |
| 24 | I did so , and seeing I was of no more use , I rushed inside to awaken my older brother and sister to show them what had happened . |
| 25 | So began my long friendship with Elizabeth Taylor and her writing . |
| 26 | ‘ Without that I do n't think I 'd have been able to leave home at 17 , be mature enough to manage my own career and be in a steady relationship for three-and-a-half years . |
| 27 | Dr Margaret Smith , however , feels differently : ‘ I greatly appreciated my one year in Graduate House and the chance to rub shoulders on a daily basis with such a cosmopolitan cross-section of people ’ . |
| 28 | I entirely understand my hon. Friend 's anxiety on that point . |
| 29 | ‘ I suppose I 'd better have my two dogs done to be on the safe side . |
| 30 | I do not intend to offend ; I merely state my innermost feelings in terms of women , past and present , based on the experiences of a long life . |