Example sentences of "in [pron] life [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet it was as though that night , in the moonlight , in the silence , as though even the work , the months of steady labour , had only been an illusion , only the dream of work , the dream of progress , and I had not even begun and never would begin , though at different moments in my life I might have had the illusion that I had begun and even , perhaps , finished . |
| 2 | For the first time in my life I was having breakfast in my dressing-gown . |
| 3 | I sympathize because in my little way I grieve too , but over the people in my life I have allowed to die without ever having shown them any particular affection . |
| 4 | You know I have always wanted to get married , not for always , but just for once in my life I wanted to live out my love for a man like they did . |
| 5 | For the first time in my life I found the real Shakespeare . |
| 6 | TWICE IN MY LIFE I have consciously avoided meeting someone , because I held them in such awe . |
| 7 | Before this point in my life I had never really been ill , so you can imagine the disruption within the family . |
| 8 | For the first time in my life I had a weight problem . |
| 9 | I pursued the howling dog , hands clawed and teeth bared , stopping only when my rage was replaced by the realisation that for the first time in my life I 'd put another human being before myself . |
| 10 | It was the first time in my life I wanted to carry myself as a woman , not like a weird , kinda little ragamuffin girl . ’ |
| 11 | As we walked away to a coffee-shop in the Royal Mile , Meehan said , ‘ That 's the first court in my life I 've been turned away from . ’ |
| 12 | For the first time in my life I found myself surrounded by friends — friends whom I found interesting , and friends who appeared to find me interesting , bright and witty , despite my all-too-evident disadvantages . |
| 13 | At that stage in my life I could n't take any kind of failure , and so this latter model of womanhood was as unacceptable to me as the former . |
| 14 | Heavenly Father , thank you that as I come to you with my concerns about the conflicts in my life I come to a God who understands my humanity completely because you shared this experience fully in the life of your Son . |
| 15 | I guess it was the first time really in my life I 'd been totally left on my own . |
| 16 | It was the only time in my life I 've been a pain to my family . |
| 17 | It was the first time in my life I ever thought of Diana as beautiful . |
| 18 | In my life I 've seen so many bands ripped off , disillusioned , people who were once well known now sitting around doing nothing and that 's something we all want to avoid . |
| 19 | It was the first time in my life I had acted like a complete sod to other people , and I felt that my behaviour was worse because I had loads of advantages the lesser recruits did n't : I could speak French ; I was basically healthier and therefore found fitness much easier ; I was a north European Caucasian which endeared me to some of the more racist instructors . |
| 20 | For the first time in my life I had a lover who was a companion . |
| 21 | For the first time in my life I was made conscious of not being able to control my own situation . |
| 22 | For the first time in my life I have friends , and interests , shared interests like baseball and opera and partying , and I gleam and bobble with privilege . |
| 23 | Do n't you understand , for the first time in my life I 'm afraid of her … |
| 24 | For the first and last time in my life I saw my father in tears . |
| 25 | For the first time in my life I could not confess all my sins to the priest . |
| 26 | As I was permanently hungry , he used to make enormous treacle puddings — it was the first time in my life I had heard of such a dish — and always made sure I got a big helping . |
| 27 | It was the first time in my life I had experienced anything like this and was nervous but deeply honoured . |
| 28 | ‘ At that stage in my life I never intended to marry anyone . |
| 29 | It was the one time in my life I 've gone to pieces — lost my mind , I suppose . |
| 30 | For once in my life I admit my master truly terrified me because he was right . |