Example sentences of "[verb] of the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Against critics who had accused him of choosing to write of the sea and lonely islands in order to have greater freedom for his imagination , he protested that his own youth had worn ‘ the sober hue of hard work and exacting calls of duty , things which in themselves are not much charged with a feeling of romance ’ and that if he had any ‘ romantic feeling of reality ’ it was disciplined by ‘ a recognition of the hard facts of existence shared with the rest of mankind ’ , a recognition which , he believed , tried to make the best of the hard truth and to discover in it ‘ a certain aspect of beauty ’ . |
| 2 | It was Metzinger who , in his Note sur la Peinture of 1910 , was the first to write of the fact that Picasso and Braque had dismissed traditional perspective and felt free to move around their subjects , studying them from various points of view . |
| 3 | The document is aimed at stimulating international solidarity , not only with regard to the effects of the refugee crisis , but above all tot he causes of the tragedy . |
| 4 | When the day for her departure arrived nobody could be heard for the weeping and wailing of the girls . |
| 5 | I am just a poor girl ; what do I know of the sea-king 's palace ? |
| 6 | But the two companies did not know of the other 's needs until they were brought together by Darlington Business Link . |
| 7 | He must know of the siege , but presumably did not realise the urgency of their need . |
| 8 | It was something then , to be an artist , and there were people like Gaston around to recognise it , whereas the English , ba , what did the English know of the art of LIVING ? |
| 9 | However , even if Dr. Church and his partners did not know of the operation of that rule , many others in primary health care knew . |
| 10 | What do you know of the case that you prejudge this lady 's guilt beforehand ? |
| 11 | She said : ‘ There was Marius Durance , naturally , and Sabine , of course and … but you would n't know of the others . |
| 12 | Perhaps , however , among the 10 per cent who do not know of the CAB , there are many people in difficulty who might be helped if only they were aware of the service it provides . |
| 13 | Little did anyone know of the furore which was about to break six hours later at Ellis Park . |
| 14 | Just before the official announcement , Sir Lewis had 140 copies of a video distributed around the group , letting staff know of the position and of future plans . |
| 15 | ‘ You will know of the spell , perhaps ? |
| 16 | In Dawson it was held that a reasonable person robbing a petrol station would not know of the attendant 's bad heart . |
| 17 | What did these know of the rest of the city , let alone of planet or galaxy ? |
| 18 | Because he obviously did n't know of the fiction being put about . |
| 19 | This last section of the questionnaire relates solely to training — the opinions were recorded of those who had used the services of the ATB in the past and the expectations of those who , until this study , did not know of the existence of the ATB . |
| 20 | These are practical limits on the beneficiary 's powers , for , although it will not usually be difficult to determine whether a real price was paid , it will regularly be very hard for a beneficiary to show that a buyer did know of the existence of a trust ; and unless this can be shown , no action lies . |
| 21 | The liquidator does not know of the existence of stock records in support of £50,620 , and XY Ltd , in taking over the stock , stated they did not have schedules/lists which would enable them to identify what they took over . |
| 22 | I reject the argument put forward both by Mr. Beloff and Mr. Philipson that the Bank of England will suffer no ‘ inconvenience ’ if they have to apply to vary an injunction before they can set the section 39 process in motion ; in most cases they will probably not even know of the existence of an injunction until after the notice is served ; and it is idle to suggest that , once this present case is decided , no similar points to those taken here by the plaintiffs will be raised in future . |
| 23 | To this end , we urge you not only to use the Line yourself for shopping , sightseeing etc. , but also to encourage your friends , acquaintances , neighbours and relatives , who may not even know of the existence of the Line , to use it . |
| 24 | Zenith did not know of the existence of Acme 's program — no infringement of copyright . |
| 25 | We did n't even know of the existence of electricity until a couple of centuries ago . |
| 26 | He will also know of the bravery and dedication of the security forces and the Royal Ulster Constabulary as they have sought to pursue terrorists and those who wantonly break the law . |
| 27 | READERS of the August issue will know of the dream of Lotsi Jacobyini to establish a community for handicapped people in the village of Atea in Romania . |
| 28 | ( a ) The accused himself must know of the obligation . |
| 29 | This step should not be left to the patient 's family , who will probably not know of the facility and may be inhibited by questions of expense . |
| 30 | They may not even know of the bogs . ’ |