Example sentences of "[verb] of [verb] [pron] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The nurse , a sprightly , middle-aged woman , full of nervous good humour , was set for half an hour 's good jawing before she would think of showing them the girl , but John cut her short . |
| 2 | I was thinking , ‘ I bet nobody has thought of giving him a beer . ’ |
| 3 | As she lost the thread entirely , all thought of telling him the work she had done so far went out of her head . |
| 4 | And er very few men live in and er nobody er think of offering them a meal . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm thinkin' of buildin' me a shed where I can work in peace , ’ he added , sucking his bleeding finger . |
| 6 | Its main ploy for deflecting criticism will be to demonstrate the depth of its respect for the dead man : it is talking of building him a memorial . |
| 7 | It was even possible now , with the prospect of the extra money , to think of buying her a ring . |
| 8 | As a lesson in How to Laugh At Oneself , I 'm thinking of sending him a postcard I have long cherished . |
| 9 | I really do think that there is a degree of inconsistency in compelling a Gothic architect to erect a classical building — and so I have been thinking of appointing you a coadjutor , who would in fact make the design ! |
| 10 | ‘ Because if she ca n't make money from the senator 's charter , ’ he went on , ‘ I was thinking of offering her a job or two on my own behalf . |