Example sentences of "[indef pn] [vb -s] of [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And when one thinks of individual subjects , why is mathematics typically in the science faculty when it is not a science ? |
| 2 | Prediction has been shown to be difficult , if not dangerous , when one thinks of all those worthy , well-written , sincerely felt , and critically-supported books that remain unread ( see Manning , 1969 ; Avery , 1972 ) , and those obvious , apparently superficial and mundane pot-boilers that gain young readers ' affections . |
| 3 | Apart from the bad , there is another category that might be called the gloriously bad or the awfully bad : one thinks of all those collections of groan-producing puns and nonsensical jokes and riddles . |
| 4 | When one thinks of all the PM 's work these last four and a half years and of all he is and stands for , and that this is the response it gets , it makes one lose faith a bit . |
| 5 | But for all its forced and rather infuriating serenity , the letter 's tone was partially warranted , if one thinks of all that France and de Gaulle had been through since June 1940 . |
| 6 | One thinks of younger siblings and playmates , handicapped friends , and animals . |
| 7 | About 840 Joash was put on the throne either by Carian or by Cretan mercenaries , according to which interpretation one prefers of II Kings II.4 . |
| 8 | On occasion one hears of unusual circumstances surrounding tenders , where neither the vendor nor tenderers are present to affirm that everything was above-board . |
| 9 | Every day one hears of more and more calls to ban dogs from parks because owners will not clean up after them — thus denying the responsible owners the pleasure of walking their dogs in pleasant surroundings . |
| 10 | Whatever view one takes of this matter , the facts are indisputable . |
| 11 | One consists of those for whom the expansionary repercussions on domestic liquidity of balance of payments surpluses , resulting from dollar inflows , did not exceed the degree of stimulus felt desirable . |
| 12 | Mr Major , whom one suspects of more mischief and humour than he is credited with , has declared his old enemy to be ‘ Minister for the Little People ’ , which sweetly traps Mr Waldegrave between the cartoonist Pont and the leprechauns . |
| 13 | One reads of 170 feet of debris being deposited in an hour as the result of a cloud-burst . |
| 14 | Not the sort of thing one expects of this generation , so all the more pleasing when one comes across it . |
| 15 | On the other hand , one knows of homosexual relationships in which transsexuality has figured in one partner which have , apparently , been strengthened by a " sex-change " operation ( so-called ) for that partner . |
| 16 | Attitudes towards pain and discomfort influence the use one makes of medical services . |
| 17 | And if anybody thinks of any more diary dates or anything . |
| 18 | If anybody hears of any neighbourhood watch group meetings , I think make sure Paul knows about it so he can attend where possible |
| 19 | Sadly both have now stopped functioning but if anyone knows of any similar groups I am sure there would be a lot of interest . |
| 20 | If anyone knows of further cases please tell them urgently . |
| 21 | Nothing remains of Legato but fond memories … |
| 22 | If nothing comes of this he 'll keep you here . |
| 23 | But if anything comes of this table tennis and Scottish country dancing that 'll be |