Example sentences of "[verb] of [pron] [pers pn] [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a more than intellectual comprehension ; and to write of it she must strive to become that meeting . |
| 2 | • If you do n't know of anyone you could share a job with , try approaching employment agencies who might be able to match you up with someone . |
| 3 | One of the themes of the 1990s that we can identify for ourselves — although what history will make of it we must wait and see — is the concept of government by charter , with the underlying idea that poor public service can be remedied by better management held by force and compensation to higher performance standards . |
| 4 | ‘ Bith , Culdub , ca n't you think of something we can do ? |
| 5 | I wish you 'd think of something you would like for your birthday . |
| 6 | I wish you would think of something you would like for your birthday |
| 7 | you know , can you think of one you might 've had last night or one that you particularly remember or something like that |
| 8 | If you did n't think of what it would mean to me , what about the clothes she was supposed to model for you ? ’ |
| 9 | But ca n't you think of anything I can give you ? ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Personally , I ca n't think of anything I 'd like more than to have you as a brother-in-law . ’ |
| 11 | Erm he , he then obviously goes on to erm to erm talk about peasant bans and prohibitions erm and for some incredible reason the peasants suddenly take a disliking to gaming , gambling and opium smoking , three things that I could n't think of anything I 'd like to do more , erm |
| 12 | ‘ I ca n't think of anything I 'd loathe more ! ’ |
| 13 | Susan could n't think of anything she 'd like to do less , but she would support Maggie . |
| 14 | If she warned Ace what her father expected of him he 'd laugh in her face . |
| 15 | I admit it sounds like a lot ; but that 's because everybody thinks of what they could do with it if it ended up in their bank account . |
| 16 | Whatever my father asked of me I should have said no . |
| 17 | Bills would arrive and I 'd just leave them unopened , frightened of what they 'd say . |
| 18 | It was then getting near the time that I could turn him out , again I put it off , frightened of what he might do . |
| 19 | The environment does not only consist of what we can see and touch , it encompasses sound too . |
| 20 | It is a relief to me to take up this pen and sit at a table and endeavour to sort out what I feel pressing in upon me and to know that if sense can be made of it you will make it . |
| 21 | If I 'd thought of it I 'd have sent her a message : You wo n't be welcome . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ We too have nothing , not even the freedom he sings of which we would like . |
| 23 | And if he wants to get rid of me he 'll have to throw me out . ’ |
| 24 | She thought , I do n't doubt , that if she got rid of me he would turn to her , but she 's too fat . |
| 25 | So if you want to get rid of somebody you can go and tell them to peu de doci which means getting lost . |
| 26 | On the assumption that , you know , you 'd buy the cheap one , might and when you want to get rid of it I 'll buy the dear one . |
| 27 | You know , you 're worried about us threatening you on your borders , you 've been threatening us on our borders you get rid of yours we 'll get rid of ours , fair ? |
| 28 | Now , from what I know of him he can get a good sound out of anything , but the amps he 's been using recently ( until he had them nicked from his car ) were Marshall Valvestate 80s . |
| 29 | ‘ I do n't know whether you 're one of those who are interested in such things — from what I know of you I 'd say probably not . |
| 30 | If I hear of one I will inform you . ’ |