Example sentences of "of [v-ing] my [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 's got to go to those trustees and let them know I 'm capable of handling my own money . ’ |
| 2 | But I have no intention of using my past experiences to further my financial comfort . |
| 3 | And Anne Marie Kelly ( Mrs Braun ) writes : ‘ It 's hard to describe the joy of seeing my six foot son playing lego with Emma Kirkby 's little Nicholas ! ’ |
| 4 | Scared of seeing my unclothed body ? ’ |
| 5 | Finally , after reading Practical PC I am attracted by the idea of building my own computer . |
| 6 | Although these omissions suited me at the time , I have since found them incredible to the point of doubting my own powers of recollection , but when I checked recently with my sister , she confirmed their accuracy . |
| 7 | can I just just pursue that you said said so the if you embarked on another scenario , and you said that the only way in which extra over , that beyond the figure proposed by the County Council , would be by way of a new settlement , I 'm sort of transgressing my own ground rules here , I know that Ryedale has expressed support for the principle of a new settlement , are you saying that you would be looking for a new settlement , possibly in Ryedale ? |
| 8 | I longed to ask questions but was wary of revealing my complete lack of local knowledge . |
| 9 | of opening my settled features , |
| 10 | I would like to take this opportunity of thanking my fellow officers , committee members , teachers and all members of the Society for their support during my six years as Honorary Treasurer and I would ask you all to support the new Treasurer with the same loyalty and enthusiasm ’ . |
| 11 | " I am nineteen years old , I am capable of forming my own opinions , making my own decisions . |
| 12 | The orchestra is now playing songs from Chu Chin Chow and the audience is joining in.The years of practise , of developing my special technique , are just about to pay off . |
| 13 | They did n't live in the Bideford area but read a report of the inquest in their own local paper , ironically supplied by me as I found ways of supplementing my unexceptional pay-packet . |
| 14 | Boss Denis Smith , after Saturday 's 3–0 win over BIRMINGHAM , said : ‘ I am not in the business of selling my best players . ’ |
| 15 | I began to develop an interest in music in the early sixties , by a more or less accidental association : French film directors like Godard and Louis Malle used classical pieces evocatively and , sometimes , innovatively , and instead of confirming my extensive prejudices against anything beyond rock , blues and jazz , this exposure made music of the past appear unexpectedly fresh . |
| 16 | With the grief , however , there was the joy of discovering mother love — and of rediscovering my own mother 's love for me . |
| 17 | I was thinking of wearing my white jeans , a shi and my black t-shirt and my red jacket . |
| 18 | I am sorry to say that the hon. Gentleman did not just stoop to the gutter in terms of smearing my hon. Friend : he used a series of inaccurate figures . |
| 19 | I 've no intention of sharing my private life with you or anyone else who works with IMP . ’ |
| 20 | I always get a thrill out of sharing my vast experience , and my almost intuitive understanding of the readers ' real needs . |
| 21 | I wandered back into the city and even thought of revisiting my old haunts but , near Whitefriars , a counterfeit man recognised me . |
| 22 | Instead , as I sat in my cabin moodily pouring another Freezobalm , I was facing a good chance of losing my valuable reputation as an interplanetary courier . |
| 23 | Dear Comrade Surkov , You are warmly invited to do me the honour of attending my forthcoming Inauguration in Washington DC , on 20 January 1989 , as 41st President of the United States , and to read your famous poem of international accord , ‘ Friendship ’ . |
| 24 | As I write this article ( in July ) I am in the throes of finishing my new ribber video , ‘ English and Fisherman 's Rib ’ . |
| 25 | In fact , barn owls are reckoned to be one of the hardest breeds to hand-rear and train , and they are n't recommended for beginners — though I did n't know that then , What I did know was that I 'd probably lost the battle with this owl before I 'd started : I suspected he would be impossible to train , but I was so hooked on the idea of having my own bird that I could hardly drag myself away when I was looking at him . |
| 26 | I explained that I wanted the experience of running my own expedition and , after some discussion , he withdrew his objections but warned me not to go further than Bilen . |
| 27 | Well , I think you know , I 'm a naturally optimistic sort of person , and I , I 'm not er , sort of blowing my own trumpet here , I , I , I erm , look on life with a great deal of optimism , er touch wood , I 've been fairly lucky in my life . |
| 28 | ‘ I 'm perfectly capable of choosing my own dresses ! ’ she hissed angrily . |
| 29 | And then , more for the comfort of hearing my own voice than with any certainty , I said , ‘ We should get in to Cajamarca some time between ten and eleven . ’ |
| 30 | But at this stage I could manage without it , without breaking the overall aim of carrying my own food and water . |