Example sentences of "my [noun] [vb past] [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.

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No	Sentence
1	he , he goes , he reckoned that , he reckoned that , that my blanket made him feel worse .
2	‘ My parents made me do it .
3	On the other , my parents made me feel horrible , guilty .
4	When I was 19 my parents made me leave home , and after a series of disastrous relationships I became pregnant .
5	Or when Tom says , ‘ My teacher made me stay in today ’ , parents would do well to resist the temptation to answer , ‘ Now what have you done ? ’ , or ‘ I suppose you deserved it ’ , replies which would have inflamed his feelings .
6	My husband made me wait while I was in labour till a game finished !
7	These neighbours had lived there for a number of years ; they knew Mrs Browning well , and what they told my husband made us feel rather small , and very inexperienced .
8	A jolt of pain in my head made me wonder whether it was such a good idea .
9	When I reached home , my wife made me promise never to go to sea again , and I thought my adventures had come to an end .
10	Er every night they used to play cards and when I was eighteen my father made me learn cards .
11	My father made me attend evening lectures for a time on sound , light , and heat — with no effect . ’
12	We left the bar together ; one of my friends saw us leave and winked at us .
13	The insanity of my reality made me feel stupid and powerless .
14	The woman who stamped my passport made me change money with her and she robbed me .
15	Even when we were at home , neighbours and friends from all parts of the country came to look at me , and my master made me work hard to amuse them .
16	Added the keyboard-playing star : ‘ Raymond , my close friends and my family helped me come to terms with my depression .
17	My mother made me promise to have only one glass — and I 've had two already . "
18	My mother made me take up tap dancing , because I 'd got sparrow legs .

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