I'm patient.

I am suffering from a bad cold.

I simply cannot get rid of this bad cold of mine.

That will do us a fat lot of good.

"They're stupid children, what a nuisance", she said. I replied praising them: "What are you saying, They're both smart, with a good memory and a promising future"

Tom is the kind of person who is deeply conscious of how other people think of him.

I'm suffering from a bad cold.

I have caught a bad cold.

I haven't gotten rid of my bad cold yet.