Example sentences of "of [pron] [to-vb] [adv] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 And it 's this that inspired the pair of them to set up the Thomas Appeal .
2 ‘ It was clever of you to work out the connection with Jim Lancaster , ma'am . ’
3 ‘ Pool could n't make a copy of itself to send down the cable : it did n't have anything like enough data storage space .
4 Double Gloucester and Red Leicester stand out , but even the common cheddar has a dash of something to take away the paleness .
5 He 'd got chilled to the marrow last night and he needed a drop of something to keep out the cold . ’
6 ‘ It was childish of her to rip up the picture , ’ says Nuala O'Connor .
7 After a few words with her husband she shook hands with me , kissed him on both cheeks , and then quickly disappeared down the cellar , leaving the two of us to finish off the champagne and burgundy .
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