Example sentences of "but [pron] [verb] [pron] of the " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I read about it at the time , but I heard none of the details . |
2 | An Irish relative had told her that Ireland was now to be known as Eire but she knew nothing of the reasons for this , or of what was happening in Germany . |
3 | But she felt none of the joy she had anticipated . |
4 | Women are responsible for family finances but they have none of the power that goes with possession . |
5 | He had not seen the kings but he told her of the baby who was born to be King in a nearby village called Bethlehem . |
6 | He was a short , precise man with a small moustache which reminded me a little of Hitler 's , but he had none of the German leader 's belligerence . |
7 | But he had none of the grandiloquence of Vasco Núñez ; he uttered none of the proud formulae Balboa had uttered in the Gulf of San Migud . |
8 | But he knew nothing of the Pacific 's tides . |
9 | But he knew nothing of the practical techniques of modelling and carving . |
10 | Maggie expected him to look annoyed but he did nothing of the sort . |
11 | She realised at once that he could be forgiven if he reminded her that she had n't been too sugary herself during that phone call : but he did nothing of the kind , though he did allow himself a small smirk before all trace of a smile went from him . |
12 | But it does nothing of the sort . |
13 | The picture was clearly in her head , but it brought none of the old bitterness , because now she was seeing Alain , imagining him , and it wiped away the old grief . |
14 | I do not think this experience is confined to women , but it symbolizes something of the quality of the Great Mother , and it shows how we have the ability to conceive and carry to birth on a level other than the physical . |