Example sentences of "be [adj] [verb] my own " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If I had been able to run my own theatre , like Alan Ayckbourn or Neil Simon , I would definitely have directed all my plays myself . |
| 2 | At this level the subordinate is saying ‘ I 'm helpless to solve my own problems so I need a wise person ( Parent ) like you to solve them for me . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I wo n't be a king , ’ he muttered to himself ; ‘ they ca n't force me to ; I 'm free to make my own life . |
| 4 | Designing clothes for Carnega was all very well and I made a good living at it I wo n't deny but I wanted to be free to do my own thing — and to have my own name on the labels . |
| 5 | ‘ I wanted to be able to do my own thing — and to be able to play with other people . ’ |
| 6 | I like to be able to arrange my own times a bit but that is n't always possible and you 've got to accommodate yourself as well to the needs of the staff . ’ |
| 7 | Vernon Malcolm , managing director of Malcolm Engineering , said : ‘ Almost all my staff earn above £3.40 an hour but I need to be able to dictate my own rates of pay . |
| 8 | ‘ I like having him at home , but I also need a day to myself now and again , just to be able to think my own thoughts . ’ |
| 9 | ’ Pamela Walford wrote : ‘ The revelation to me was being able to plan my own activities within reason . |
| 10 | For the first time in my life I was made conscious of not being able to control my own situation . |
| 11 | I had none of the schizoid suicide 's delusions about being able to survive my own death . |
| 12 | I shall not require any money from you , being able to make my own . |
| 13 | I feel it is necessary to state my own interest : I am a retired mechanical engineer , at one time employed by a major international oil company where I specialised in research on fuel and lubricants for internal combustion engines . |
| 14 | It was therefore with some trepidation that I ventured out to see if it was possible to meet my own demanding standards and buy a high quality basic marine system within the modest , at today 's prices , £250 budget the editor set me . |
| 15 | I was free to express my own thoughts and feelings — it hurt sometimes . |
| 16 | I was careful to explain my own attitude to commissioned work — that in order for me to work it would have to be within the broadest of limitations . |
| 17 | ‘ Everything seemed to fit , ’ she continued shakily , ‘ I was afraid to trust my own judgement . |
| 18 | I said I would by no means submit to such injustice and was glad to hear my own voice steady and confident , for I feared my lips might again be sewn into silence . |
| 19 | So I stayed with him for quite while until I was able to tackle my own half a stint , not a full stint , which was nine yards . |
| 20 | Since I since I left school and I was able to afford my own clothes and I knew that erm a responsibility for my own clothing was on my my own shoulders , it has never bothered me since , for myself . |
| 21 | Nothing nothing to worry about I was I was happy leading my own erm quiet little life you know . |