Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pron] of the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hard though he tried , Floyd could make nothing of the inward half and Couples , having gone to the front with a birdie at the ninth , was never caught again . |
| 2 | 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 ? |
| 3 | For days afterwards , she could n't rid herself of the guilty feeling that , somehow , she had brought the attack upon herself . |
| 4 | This is not necessarily a central problem , but the Kingman Report does recommend that pupils should understand something of the systematic nature of languages other than English . |
| 5 | Only if he really craned his neck sideways could he see anything of the front bedroom windows and then not enough to make the effort worthwhile . |
| 6 | If the guest is settling the bill by credit card they can avail themselves of the express check-out service . |
| 7 | Secondly , is this the earliest pattern in this area and , if not , can we detect anything of the previous arrangement ? |
| 8 | Locke replied that he could not do it ; it would take someone of the intellectual stature of Newton . |
| 9 | Of course , such enlargements would have none of the glossy prettiness of the snaps in the guidebook . |
| 10 | There is no small irony in this , as applications to purchase foreign technology in the first place will only be approved if the relevant Soviet machine building ministry can not produce something of the appropriate standard and quantity in the time required . |
| 11 | ‘ We do n't tell them of the major side effects for fear of losing them ’ Field worker , Kenya |
| 12 | Words that will express something of the deep complexity that makes us precisely the way we are , from the momentary effect of the barometer to the force that created men distinct from trees . |
| 13 | Stephanie had hopes that the familial Christmas dinner might in some way restore something of the frail threadwork of decency and courteous behaviour broken by the earlier violence of her father and brother . |
| 14 | Mr. Davies : When the Secretary of State next meets the chairman , will he tell him of the deep anger and resentment in west Wales that British Coal is walking away from the anthracite coalfield , with its enormous reserves of high quality and saleable coal ? |
| 15 | Having examined the fabric of a church , what can this tell us of the local landscape ? |
| 16 | Could all teams also inform us of the proposed date and venue of their tie so that we can send a photographer when possible . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | First of all , let us remind ourselves of the traditional picture of children drawn for us by some great philosophers of the past . |
| 19 | At this point we can usefully remind ourselves of the central problem with which urban sociology is engaged and the reasons why we are engaging in the problematic areas of theory discussed in this chapter and in Chapter 1 . |
| 20 | Your Pharmacist will advise you of the CURRENT treatment . |
| 21 | I could tell him when his crown 's starting to fall off and remind him of the royal plural — and , well , lots of things ! |
| 22 | ‘ I do n't think I need remind anyone of the tragic blow which the Miletti family , and indeed the whole of Perugia , has suffered today . |
| 23 | We can now see clearly why it is that once great state dominations appear which have the means to minutely command and control the lives of their citizens , those citizens can relieve themselves of the discomfiting need to exercise personal self-restraint or economic forethought for the simple and adequate reason that the state now exercises these ungratifying functions for them . |
| 24 | Canon Colson remarked in the Cuxton Parish Magazine , " The new posts and wires on the high road will remind us of the wonderful growth of knowledge and science in our age . |
| 25 | Did she warn you of the new plot , and needed protection ? ’ |
| 26 | As all Sainsbury 's wines , Vintage Selection or otherwise , are carefully described both on the bottle and on the shelf or rack ( and you can immediately spot the Vintage Selection area in your store because the wine is stored in special racks ) , you can find something of the right character and desired sweetness with complete confidence . |