Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] my [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And smirk to see my little lolly melt , |
| 2 | I do n't , when I go I hate to see my front door open . |
| 3 | ‘ I just want to thank my lucky stars , ’ Clinton said in a subsequent statement . |
| 4 | Cos I want to wear my red jacket . |
| 5 | I want to restore my 1967 LWB and hope to end up with a functional , economic vehicle . |
| 6 | I was recently diagnosed with a malignant tumour and expect to observe my 42nd birthday in hospital . |
| 7 | I said I want to write my own novel , I wanted to take the characters from Rebecca , who of course would come to me bearing their pasts , but I wanted to move them right away from Rebecca and then write on , and that 's what I did . |
| 8 | ‘ I want to visit my old school friend Nellie Musgrove , who lives in the Via Botteghe Oscure , ’ said Daisy firmly , ‘ so I may get Edwin to take me along there . |
| 9 | You want to hear my deepest reality ? |
| 10 | I also want to express my deep appreciation especially to those who took the time to pray for me . |
| 11 | " I stopped reading my mail but Sarah ( his wife ) did n't , " Strange said after issuing an apology which said : " I want to express my sincere apologies … no excuse can justify my outburst , and nobody feels as badly as I do . " |
| 12 | ‘ I want to win my first GP and better myself further . |
| 13 | ‘ I want to build my own house . ’ |
| 14 | I managed to limit myself ( for the moment ! ) to one each of S. flavitaeniatus , S. decorus and S. brichardi to keep my existing S. eupterus company . |
| 15 | I want to share my whole life with you , openly and in freedom . " |
| 16 | I want to keep my new clothes on , so the old woman gives me a big paper carrier bag to put my mac and woolly hat in . |
| 17 | ‘ I want to keep my best players as long as possible , ’ he said . |
| 18 | I want to finish my own sentence , but with peace of mind . |
| 19 | And I want to live my own life my own way . |
| 20 | As a member of the National Trust for Scotland for nearly 58 years , and having from time to time been involved in its affairs , I want to add my personal support to Douglas Connell 's proposition ( Points of View , 15 March ) that the functions of the National Heritage Memorial Fund ( in so far as they relate to Scotland ) should in future be carried out by a new body established in Scotland . |
| 21 | Above all , I want to show my human side . ’ |
| 22 | But I know you are a girl with a great deal of intuition as well as consideration , and what you say makes my difficult task easier … ’ |
| 23 | ‘ From now on I want to make my own way in the world , be independent . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ I hope to help my local butcher in the Welsh Borders , ’ he said . |
| 25 | ‘ And let go my damned arm ! ’ |
| 26 | In time I hope to have my own stables . |
| 27 | We will both retire around May and I hope to spend my free time on my hobby , photography . ’ |
| 28 | Save using my good ones . |
| 29 | ‘ It really is physically and mathematically impossible , ’ continues Professor James , ‘ to work out the implications of my needs whenever I go into a supermarket unless I happen to know my metabolic rate , what it means in terms of my food needs and how to calculate this information so that I can select the correct diet . ’ |
| 30 | Still there is that curious ringing in my ears , a noise as of metal spades on lead — unhappy sounds which seem to shake my very bones … |