"I just want to hang out with my girlfriend and my mom, " he pleaded.

BBC: Kerrang! awards

Judy, I met you with my girlfriend when you were giving a performance in Washington State back in the mid '90s.

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Then I went on a vacation with my girlfriend on my boat, and the first night I was just not able to sleep.

FORBES: Passions and Pursuits

Back in 2003 I lived with my then-girlfriend (now-wife) in Denver, CO not terribly far from the New Belgium brewery up in Fort Collins.

FORBES: Craft Beer of the Day - Snow Day by New Belgium

My girlfriend was over with me in the UK so it wasn't too bad for me but we only have 10 days at home and then we are off to Pakistan.

BBC: Tossing away the series hurts

That afternoon, my sister breaks up with her girlfriend.

NEWYORKER: A Box of Puppies

He then segued into film with 2006's "My Super Ex-Girlfriend, " a comedy that starred Uma Thurman and Luke Wilson.

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While there's nothing wrong with that, convincing my friends I had suddenly found myself a wildly attractive girlfriend was going to be hard enough as it was - without the added issue around her communicating solely in Portuguese.

BBC: Fake girlfriend: I paid for make-believe love on Facebook

The RX100 spent most of that time in the hands of my girlfriend, who, I must add, is also head over heels in love with that thing.

ENGADGET: IRL: Sony's Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 and the full-frame RX1