Example sentences of "[verb] of [pron] [noun sg] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The Regional and District Health Authority has shown contempt for the views of anyone who did not approve of your agenda for the health service on Merseyside . |
| 2 | THE mothers at the centre of the hospital baby swop case talked of their anguish for the first time last night . |
| 3 | Thank you , I am pleased to hear of your support for the principle of settlements which no doubt you 'll agree with me would tend to safeguard settlements within the greenbelt . |
| 4 | all well and good , but for twenty year , we should n't be talking about this , when I was in Ireland a couple of years ago the skew over overseer said he had to get rid of his television for the same reason , he er could n't turn it up |
| 5 | WHILE many people are aware of Amnesty International , and its work for the release of prisoners of conscience , not as many know of its work for the rights of the children . |
| 6 | Meanwhile , the girlfriend of PC Williamson has spoken of her hate for the killers . |
| 7 | THE Queen has spoken of her concern for the environment while praising the Sultan of Brunei for his work in protecting his country 's rainforests . |
| 8 | He then tells of his love for the hills and their wildlife , in a celebration reminiscent of Nan Shepherd 's famous book The Living Mountain . |
| 9 | Today he spoke of his ordeal for the first time.Shortly before midnight on Sunday he 'd checked and locked up the pub as normal . |
| 10 | Mother Teresa of Calcutta has been talking of her concern for the victims of Aids . |
| 11 | Closing his eyes , he forced himself to think of his hatred for the colonial French . |
| 12 | Then the land had to be cleared of its debris for the sowing and pasture , and the forests cleared of their tangle , and the journeys made , of necessity , to bring in new seed and new livestock . |