Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rather , as the polls came to trouble the Tories , the ‘ troubles ’ suddenly became of interest — purely because it appeared the Conservative Revolution might just be sustained with the assistance of that unlikely revolutionary , James Molyneaux , leader of the Ulster Unionists . |
| 2 | In producing national network programmes ( the network basically consisted of telegraph wires stretching some 5,000 miles from Vancouver , on the Pacific to Halifax , Nova Scotia on the Atlantic coast ) we soon became familiar with the five time-zones across the country . |
| 3 | It is also recorded that in the early 18th century ‘ Edwin Calvert , gentleman , apparently died of alcohol poisoning at the age of 17 ’ . |
| 4 | I think I must have been gradually going off into a faint when I suddenly thought of mother reading the telegram saying that I had been killed in action . |
| 5 | She wondered why they constantly complained of stomach pains until she caught the woman redhanded . |
| 6 | It is better to judge him on his reappearance run at Chepstow when , despite being 11 kilos overweight , according to trainer Martin Pipe , he easily disposed of Run And Skip , with Little Polveir beaten out of sight . |
| 7 | But although he learnt such skills as writing feasibility studies , he soon tired of life in the grant-aided voluntary sector . |
| 8 | The single dead Prussian infantryman , his uniform already looted of food and coins , lay by the bridge . |
| 9 | When he finally died of alcoholism , she returned to the only job she knew , dancing . |
| 10 | idea to get it going and get it off the ground even if you you put your beer on at , well I just thought of couple Boddingtons put their they 're they 're gon na put their , they 're gon na put there 's at a pound a pint . |
| 11 | Other aromas conjure up pleasant memories of first love perhaps , or possibly a visit to a well-loved grandmother who always smelled of lavender-water . |
| 12 | One report described the life of writer , poet , broadcaster and school teacher Naimat Ahmer , ‘ who always talked of peace , justice and democracy ’ . |
| 13 | One report described the life of writer , poet , broadcaster and school teacher Naimat Ahmer , ‘ who always talked of peace , justice and democracy ’ . |
| 14 | SHOWBIZ tailor Tommy Nutter , 49 , whose customers included stars like Elton John and Michael Jackson , yesterday died of AIDS . |
| 15 | Edward Haddon says he always dreamed of rowing for Oxford and is looking forward to the challenge . |
| 16 | We always thought of Headline as a big company in embryo rather than as a little company . |
| 17 | Six months after the sisters arrived in England , Miss Harder died of consumption . |
| 18 | I still dreamed of food and the convivial , outdoor feast , but I no longer took full part in the proceedings . |
| 19 | The rate is increasing with time ( 1 in 900 in the UK in 1903 against 1 in 400 in 1973 ) ; but this may be an artefact of more accurate recording of the cause of death — before the arrival of modern terminal care , people usually died of pneumonia . |
| 20 | In April 1102 the pope still spoke of homage and investiture in equally uncompromising terms , but by the end of the year a change of emphasis is observable . |
| 21 | Thirty days after symptom onset , he still complained of weakness and myalgia , but his pneumonia had been cured , his oral candidosis had disappeared , serum p24 antigen was undetectable , HIV-1 antibodies were detectable by EIA and WB , CD4 and CD8 counts were 343/L ( 26.7% ) and 516/L , respectively , and his platelet count was 285×10/L . |
| 22 | At this time her intravenous infusion was removed and she seemed more relaxed but still complained of pain from her wound . |
| 23 | Sainte-Beuve tells us that David always spoke of Diderot with gratitude . |
| 24 | In the passage she encountered the man who always smelt of meat on the turn . |
| 25 | Most notable among the latter were numerous gold bees or cicadas , which appear once to have adorned a cloak , a small bull 's head , also made of gold , and a signet-ring , which identified the occupant of the tomb . |
| 26 | The bridesmaids wore very pretty dresses also made of ivory wild silk with pale pink sashes and circlets of white flowers on their heads . |
| 27 | We also read of crowd conversions through the preaching of the Christians in Jerusalem after pentecost ( Acts 2:37–41 ; 4:4 ) . |
| 28 | They both talked of marriage , she claimed . |
| 29 | He also warned of bloodshed should the ANC decide to march on Bophuthatswana . |
| 30 | Builders also warned of disaster with 9 per cent fewer homes being built . |