Example sentences of "[verb] of him [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How curious that she could now think of him without the tiniest pang ; it was as if the shadow of Max had been totally eclipsed by the substance of Luke — with all its ramifications . |
| 2 | The Butcher remained a vivid memory because , apart from my ordeal , I was constantly remanded of him by the dangerous wobbling of my pipe at the edge of that needless gap in my mouth . |
| 3 | He openly talked of him as the probable successor to the see of Canterbury . |
| 4 | She had forgotten that her papa was supposed to be dead , and had spoken of him in the present tense , a fact not wasted on Dr Neil , who made no comment , but asked politely , ‘ And does all this stockmarket bargaining mean that you are going to make me a cup of tea , or not ? |
| 5 | His name was Bartholemew Burton , but everyone thought of him as the little 'un . |
| 6 | His regiment 's chaplain spoke of him in the warmest terms as a man of the highest principles . |
| 7 | ‘ I think of him as the big brother I never had . ’ |
| 8 | He 's still alive and yet I keep thinking of him in the past tense . |
| 9 | I had the impression of a cautious , reflective man , who would take his work seriously and perform what was required of him to the best of his ability . |