Example sentences of "[vb infin] my [noun sg] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I raised my eyebrows , resolving , as I did so , to let him know my side of the story as soon as possible . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'll bring my copy of the Kama Sutra . |
| 3 | I am hoping this will improve my grasp of the key issues so that I can make a more direct contribution on this front in future . |
| 4 | How can I clear my tank of the horrible stuff ? |
| 5 | ‘ And remember , I shall send my share of the Emigrant Society 's dues every quarter out of my wages . |
| 6 | I could also give my opinion of the way you 've behaved . ’ |
| 7 | " But it 's going to help me keep my share of the house , and Aunt Alicia would approve of that . |
| 8 | I can not understand my conception of the world in terms of , or reduce it to , some account of my dispositions , as it seems plausible one might for the rat 's ( or any third person 's ) conception of the world and its dispositions . |
| 9 | Excuse me Ma'am , will you sign my copy of the Morton book |
| 10 | You 'll have to sort something out otherwise I too might give a Press conference so the world can hear my side of the story ! ’ |
| 11 | The best I could do would be to say ‘ I like peaches better ’ , but quite apart from the logical objection to deriving ‘ Choose the peach ’ from this psychological statement , reliance on a generalization about my preference could get me into a habit which would dim my awareness of the tastes , until I fail to notice that I no longer like peaches as much as I did , or that at this moment I hanker after a pear , so that the abortive try at rationalization would make my choice less intelligent . |
| 12 | I can hold my end of the conversation from here , if you 'd like me to . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ And I 'd do it more effectively if you did n't block my view of the door . ’ |
| 14 | I 'll just find my copy of the implant . ’ |