Example sentences of "to deprive [pron] of the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The date on which they were re-charged was in 1973 and was used as a pretext to deprive them of the right to be tried by a jury . |
| 2 | You have the intention permanently to deprive me of the petrol . |
| 3 | It 's not felt that your private life in terms of your political opinions will necessarily impinge on your public life , and , and to deprive somebody of the right to express their opinions in public would be regarded as an infringement of his civil liberties , which would be unthinkable in a republican erm situation . |
| 4 | Anglo-Welsh is attempting to deprive you of the opportunity to benefit from our excellent prospects . |
| 5 | It would be sad if ill-health were to deprive him of the chance to become the first democratically-elected president of South Africa . |
| 6 | When Annie Besant was prosecuted with Charles Bradlaugh for publishing The Fruits of Philosophy , a book of contraceptive advice in 1877 , she faced public abuse and insinuations about the immorality of her private life , culminating in the successful attempt to deprive her of the custody of her young daughter . |
| 7 | So they are just as long-lived as many other small community fish and it would be a shame to deprive yourself of the pleasure of their company on this account . |