Example sentences of "[pron] of this " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , although the age of consent is fifteen , it is illegal to prescribe the oral contraceptive for someone of this age . |
| 2 | For someone of this persuasion , who does not want to attribute everything to the workings of power , the problem obviously arises of why the sexes should have distinctive linguistic subcultures at all . |
| 3 | I will now entertain suggestions as to how we can rid ourselves of this horrible dog menace . ’ |
| 4 | Capitalists exploit the workers by depriving them of this surplus value and they do this because of the nature of property in capitalist societies , where the means of production are controlled by the capitalist . |
| 5 | Parish Clerk Weekley , that man of power and aerial photographs , is pushing for a further diversion to include free eye-testing for the old , and has written to local doctors advising them of this . |
| 6 | The Muslim Palestinian defenders of Beaufort were ignorant of all this , sitting around the walls in silence when I told them of this historical the old tale of fear , treachery and pain . |
| 7 | But if we are going to accuse them of this then we had better also accuse them of inventing the doctrine of the Trinity , for although the New Testament provides evidence for such a cardinal Christian belief it does not set it out in a clear or distinct fashion . |
| 8 | The sheer weight of goodwill fax messages told them of this fact . |
| 9 | The true cats of the genus Felis have a different attachment of the larynx that robs them of this ability . |
| 10 | For example , a magical liquid which needs a component of ethereality might allow the links to be separated , but the adventurers will have to find an Alchemist or Scholar to tell them of this , and then they must find the ingredients for the magical liquid . |
| 11 | The great advantage to them of this approach is that it has a strong one-firm concept , where most of the values arid styles of the consultants are compatible , thus making it potentially easier to integrate as a consultancy team . |
| 12 | Bill Clinton ( who has thought these things through ) might have tried to persuade them of this . |
| 13 | This therefore tends to essentialize ‘ the prejudiced individual ’ — the prejudiced teacher or student — who becomes the target for pedagogies that are supposed to cure them of this pathology . |
| 14 | And the dominance among them of this point of view hardened the tensions and conflicts within an industrial society . |
| 15 | Not a bad idea to remind them of this more than once during the development of an estate ; and remember , acting for either seller or buyer , that on the granting of a long lease of a flat a plan is essential . |
| 16 | Well they 've wanted a mid-field player and a good striker , now people well write letters to local press informing them of this , but they do n't seem to be prepared to do this , they , the managers want to do their own thing as far as I can see they think the people on the terraces do n't know anything , but Jim and I were saying last night they wanted a mid-field player for ages now all this season , a ball winner , they have n't had one since Willie used to play and |
| 17 | But L. knows nothing of this . |
| 18 | The Führer does n't want this , and certainly knows nothing of this removal of the crosses . ’ |
| 19 | But , if the universe were to crush him , man would still be more noble than that which killed him , because he knows that he dies and the advantage which the universe has over him ; the universe knows nothing of this . |
| 20 | Norwich fans did pay their respects by placing bunches of daffodils on the pitch behind the goal , although nothing of this gesture seemed to be mentioned on TV or in the press . |
| 21 | But I have heard nothing of this ! |
| 22 | Then truly he was afraid , for his small grey friend had said nothing of this narrow little place , and he thought if he put his head in he might never come out alive . |
| 23 | ‘ I beg you , say nothing of this to anyone . ’ |
| 24 | She said , ‘ Knowing nothing of this , how can I answer ? |
| 25 | The others , who knew nothing of this , were turning their heads like three blackbirds . |
| 26 | In the same letter he refers to ‘ a passionate expression uttered incautiously in the Poem upon the Wye ’ ( see p. 88 ) and adds significantly : ‘ Unless I am greatly mistaken , there is nothing of this kind in The Excursion . ’ |
| 27 | Nothing of this , only |
| 28 | Surprisingly , he told Theo nothing of this drama until the late autumn , when he wrote that ‘ perhaps you know about it already and it is no news to you ’ . |
| 29 | Deputy editor Jonathan Fenby said : ‘ I know nothing of this . |
| 30 | But Dalgliesh had n't needed his private source of department gossip to know that there was nothing of this limp subservience about Paul Berowne . |