Example sentences of "my [noun] [vb past] [pers pn] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the first step can be steroid injections , my GP referred me for surgery at Wanstead Hospital , south London . |
| 2 | Well my mum got it for |
| 3 | Then I said , or perhaps one of my voices said it for me , " I do n't know . |
| 4 | My friend bought it for two hundred pounds second-hand . |
| 5 | However , one day I my colleague attacked me for imposing my ‘ middle-class values ’ on the children because I had emphasized polite speech and decent manners in my sessions . |
| 6 | Do n't know how I got it when my Father got it for me . |
| 7 | ‘ My father bought him for me , ’ Artemis replied . |
| 8 | ‘ I should have recognised that you were a stronger character than that , and accepted your delight in the presents my father gave you for what it was — sheer , innocent pleasure . ’ |
| 9 | Sometimes I would catch her looking at me with such intensity of feeling that my breath left me for a moment . |
| 10 | My father-in-law bought it for £26 , did it up and gave it to us for a wedding present in June 1969 . |
| 11 | The Head of Department replied that they were used mainly for the Sixth Form , for example , the History of Art' … my predecessor bought them for departmental use , but my belief is that kids should be actively involved in creative work , not passively looking at film — and we have difficulty with blackout , too'. ( verified note of meeting ) |
| 12 | ‘ No , my mother made it for me ’ , he replied . |
| 13 | My mother left them for me , although you realize I hardly knew her . |
| 14 | I came to Britain from Cyprus when I was six and , when I was 12 , my mother volunteered me for the job of interpreting for a pregnant neighbour who needed to talk to a doctor . |