Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [pron] of the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | She saw nothing of the pale green clusters of new leaves adorning the elm trees , nor did she see the arum lilies glowing with white purity beneath them . |
| 32 | With him , she felt none of the seething intoxication of love or lust or whatever it was which called her to Cameron . |
| 33 | Lucy herself said she remembered nothing of the dreadful cockchafer affair . |
| 34 | A 19-year-old brunette who worked in ‘ Back and Sides ’ , an Arden hairdresser 's , she reminded him of the young Alma Cogan . |
| 35 | She had such colour , such brightness , that sometimes she reminded me of the whirling mosaics , except that she was n't fragmented but unusually complete . |
| 36 | Time and again she told herself she was fortunate to see the back of him , so often she reminded herself of the despicable way he had behaved . |
| 37 | Not seeing Jane , however , was no cause for regret ; she had none of the kindly qualities of her husband . |
| 38 | She and Susan had rooms adjoining , so she had none of the creepy feelings one often gets in a strange house . |
| 39 | We worked in a special class and at a cracking pace — with a man called Harris , who had none of the contemporary difficulties about aims and objectives . |
| 40 | Everyone will be free to enjoy themselves as they wish , but we shall be arranging a programme of optional sightseeing excursions and activities on a daily basis , which will ensure you miss nothing of the best the region has to offer . |
| 41 | Environmental issues are also important to Alison although she believes none of the major parties have a good green record . |
| 42 | Did she warn you of the new plot , and needed protection ? ’ |
| 43 | Right and what do we know which of the other sides do we know ? |
| 44 | Secondly , is this the earliest pattern in this area and , if not , can we detect anything of the previous arrangement ? |
| 45 | Then , we remind ourselves of the supreme example of Christ , who placed his trust in his father 's love and ascended the hill of Calvary for our redemption . |
| 46 | If only we had something of the social sense they had in Germany , we might manage to give our young people the experiences they ought to have … [ in Germany ] the rambling movement … [ has ] reached enormous proportions — 2,500 hostels provide shelter for 6d per night … . |
| 47 | In most respects it was human in shape , but gigantic in stature , and there seemed nothing of the human being in the way it suddenly paced forward from the trees . |
| 48 | The organization claimed membership from all parts of the South , and its membership contained education specialists , lawyers , people from the media , and civil servants , at least one of whom knew something of the existing channels of power and communication between church and state in the national school system . |
| 49 | But from the tall , hawk-faced man beside her came nothing of the subtle serenity she hoped for , only a sense of controlled power that dispersed when he said prosaically , ‘ I 'm sorry , did I kick your ankle ? |
| 50 | They advised me of the best route to take home — and by the best they meant the most fun , not the quickest . |
| 51 | They preserved something of the golden age when , as Seneca says , " penes sapientes fuisse regnum Posidonius indicat " ( Ep . |
| 52 | After thirty years of British rule , observed the distinguished scholar-administrator Henry Fosbrooke , they displayed none of the distressing symptoms of that ‘ soul erosion ’ , defined by him as a ‘ deterioration in obedience to existing moral standards , a falling off in observance of organized religion , a lack of purpose in life ’ , which seemed so often to be the result of British efforts to bring civilization to the African . |
| 53 | They reminded him of the ignominious episode of the oath-taking , and pointed out that Rodrigo now had a personal ‘ army ’ almost as large as the King 's . |
| 54 | They reminded her of the cardboard kaleidoscope she had as a child , packed with coloured fragments , which she looked into for hours , turning and watching , turning and watching . |
| 55 | She kept clear of everybody in the house in case they reminded her of the ill person her uncle had become . |
| 56 | In fact , they remind me of the Prudential TV ads ( ‘ I want to be in goal ’ , ‘ I want to be … remembered ! ’ ) . |
| 57 | But Packer 's difficulties are worth recognising because not only do they reveal something of the cultural context within which Auerbach 's work signifies , they also typify — albeit unconsciously — the burden of historiography and the demands of convention in writing about anything that purports to be a portrait . |
| 58 | But why could n't he rid himself of the eerie sensation that it had already happened , that everyone knew except him , that he was being deliberately kept in the dark ? |
| 59 | He has none of the other worries or tasks that you have to deal with daily . |
| 60 | It has something of the African tomtom and voodoo dance . ’ |