Example sentences of "[noun prp] [be] my [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The band ( all sons of Gabby Pahinui , the late folk hero and master of Hawaiian slack-key guitar who contributed to Cooder 's ‘ Chicken Skin Music ’ back in 1975 ) have put together a collection of traditional songs interspersed with some surprising covers , including Lennon 's Jealous Guy and Steve Earle 's My Old Friend The Blues . |
| 2 | Questioned more closely on how he gets his sound — for instance , the mind-boggling tone for the slide solo on the Pahinuis ' versh of Steve Earle 's My Old Friend The Blues — it becomes more and more apparent that the unassuming , virtually ego-free Mr. Cooder is far happier discussing musicians other than himself … |
| 3 | A Lungfish is my constant companion in and out of the fishhouse |
| 4 | I reckon Marie 's my best friend now . |
| 5 | David is my fifth baby , and his birthweight was 6 lb 10oz , which was a lot lighter than any of my previous babies . |
| 6 | Pat is my older sister . |
| 7 | Well Tuesday is my busiest day . |
| 8 | ‘ And Lilian is my right-hand man . |
| 9 | ‘ Jeff was my best friend and my brother ; he was my spiritual and musical mentor since 1972 and I never lost anybody this close to me before . |
| 10 | Hardy was my poetical father and if I seldom read him now , it is , perhaps because our relationship is so assured as no longer to need being made conscious . |
| 11 | ‘ Richard was my worst nightmare , ’ Jennifer said . |
| 12 | The second Ken was my Permanent Secretary , Sir Kenneth Stowe . |
| 13 | So Dana was my European exploiter ; I was his Daisy Miller . |
| 14 | Georgina was my main reason for leaving in the first place . ’ |
| 15 | Canon Hugh is my great uncle . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Alan 's my driving force ’ — says Solly of his coach and mentor , Storey |
| 17 | ‘ Bernie is my closest pal in football . |
| 18 | ‘ Anwar is my oldest friend in the world , ’ he said sadly when we told him everything . |
| 19 | ‘ Dorian Gray is my dearest friend , ’ he said quietly . |
| 20 | You see , Simon was my foster brother . ’ |
| 21 | Great TV reporters like Fyfe Robertson , Trevor Philpott and Alan Whicker were my professional heroes . |
| 22 | Ken Mentle is my only support on the board . |
| 23 | Joynt , intent on ousting Wigan 's Phil Clarke as heir to the Great Britain No 13 jersey when Ellery Hanley steps down , said : ‘ Phil is my main rival . |
| 24 | Aphrosyne is my real name , but people over here find it rather a mouthful — like the Greek part of my surname . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'm not married — my sister Berenice is my only relative , but I 'm intrigued by your interest , though you could have just asked me instead of getting angry . ’ |
| 26 | Sammy Williams was my trusted lieutenant , my right-hand man . |
| 27 | Cud were my favourite band at the time , ’ he says . |
| 28 | Inspired by the success of Film On Four and the ITV companies ' recent forays into film-making ( like Granada 's My Left Foot ) , the BBC has finally taken the plunge into the feature-film market , in partnership with Palace Pictures and British Screen . |
| 29 | ‘ Harry is my eighty-ninth baby , ’ Miss Maynard went on , proudly . |
| 30 | Although Batty is my favourite player probably I would say his form is the least ‘ inspirational ’ , and yet I think his role is to be solid and dependable … so I reckon he is still doing his job and I also do nt see anyone doing it better . |