Example sentences of "[vb pp] something of [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Harriet walked home wondering why she had not organised something of this sort before and marvelling at Mrs Rafferty 's complete acceptance of her own role in the community , one in which she obviously took it for granted that she herself had no need or right to ‘ a bit of a break ’ . |
| 2 | Li Yuan must have seen something of that in her face , for what he said next seemed to penetrate her mood , almost to read her thoughts . |
| 3 | In a sane world , I thought , we would have discussed the state of my feelings , debated whether I loved Syl sufficiently to commit the rest of my life to him , questioned my views on the institution of marriage , examined my mother 's motives in striving to introduce me into this state , have said something of some interest . |
| 4 | Elizabeth 's friend Maud must have said something of this sort , for I find I once wrote to her : ‘ Maud was right , I think . |
| 5 | Had not Lady Lavinia said something of this ? |
| 6 | but there we are , we 've got something of that nature , and it 's going to be demolished |
| 7 | We have heard something of this from the Bank before . |
| 8 | In our ten years of wandering , we had tasted something of these trials in near-drownings , starvations , falls and fevers . |