Example sentences of "my [noun sg] [vb past] [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | My husband gave me the news that my father had died back in the village . |
| 2 | My grandson asked me the other morning , when was I gon na die ? |
| 3 | As to Maurice , my godmother gave me the money to buy a bit of property when I left Southport . |
| 4 | My father sent me the cheque , needless to say , so David and I thought we 'd better get married because that was the reason he sent the cheque . |
| 5 | ‘ My father taught me the value of manners and being a gentleman . |
| 6 | Antique furniture , yes , erm , because I 'd bought that during the war in various antique places , you know , and erm , what did we buy , no I think my father gave us the bedroom furniture was , which was at the |
| 7 | I was short of a few quid to do anything about it so my mate lent me the money , we went to a scrap yard , picked up a spare and he delivered me back here in his motor , then your chaps picked me up . ’ |
| 8 | My dad gave him the sort of look that only someone declared clinically dead can manage . |
| 9 | ‘ When my mother left him the topaz , Vitor vowed he would save it until he met his soulmate , ’ the older woman explained . |
| 10 | My mother gave you the calm . |