Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] of [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What Gunn means by this is , I think , that everyone realises the risks but yet we all feel a tendency to delude ourselves of any possibility that it might happen to us . |
| 2 | ‘ I can not allow any man to accuse me of bad behaviour ! ’ she cried . |
| 3 | But if we are going to accuse them of this then we had better also accuse them of inventing the doctrine of the Trinity , for although the New Testament provides evidence for such a cardinal Christian belief it does not set it out in a clear or distinct fashion . |
| 4 | Other forms of the occult , I believe , certainly mislead and abuse youngsters spiritually and mentally , but it is unjust to accuse them of physical abuse . |
| 5 | Obviously a client will not discuss intimate affairs with someone whom he believes to know nothing of such matters , or whom he thinks may condemn or be shocked by his problems . |
| 6 | I just want you to know nothing of that kind will happen again — ever . ’ |
| 7 | But Clare seemed to know nothing of this side of the relationship between her brother and her cousin . |
| 8 | Periodic meetings are held with the co-ordinators to inform them of current activities and this important group of staff have been very responsive and supportive in disseminating information to their departments . |
| 9 | The pharmacist could be informed of the risk and would be well placed to help the prescribers achieve their therapeutic objectives ( for example , by offering compliance aids , visiting the home , or checking usage of the product ) and to inform them of any problems . |
| 10 | How many days it was out of service and this that and the other and erm they used to send us an invoice on the mileage run because at the same time we knew what tyres were on the bus we had to inform them of any tyre changes and they kept records the same as us . |
| 11 | This topic is meant to improve pupils ' awareness of ‘ danger ’ areas in houses and to inform them of basic safety measures and precautions which should be taken at home . |
| 12 | In this example it is difficult to know which of these arguments would find favour with a court . |
| 13 | It 's virtually impossible to know which of these stories is the true one , if either of them is . |
| 14 | These initiatives make it necessary to understand the factors which cause local economies to behave differently from each other , and particularly to know which of these factors are susceptible to action by local business and local government and which are not . |
| 15 | Should the weather be unkind , or fish reluctant to rise , then I am sure that I will be able to find plenty of other sea-borne activities to keep me fully occupied ; and , hopefully , merrily amused . |
| 16 | Students were asked to indicate which of six statements relating to smoking behaviour best described their own behaviour . |
| 17 | Gallup in September 1980 asked voters to indicate which of various descriptions best suited the two candidates and Reagan was placed well ahead of Carter on several leadership questions : ‘ Has strong leadership qualities ’ , 65 per cent — 31 per cent ; ‘ Decisive sure of himself , 69 per cent — 37 per cent ; ‘ Has a well defined progam for moving the country ahead ’ , 53 per cent — 27 per cent ; ‘ You know where he stands on the issues ’ , 54 per cent — 33 per cent . |
| 18 | A simple coding system can be used since it is required only to indicate which of several options has been adopted . |
| 19 | You may use the coupon to indicate which of these brochures you are interested in . |
| 20 | The ASWs were asked to indicate which of these each individual suffered and which of these they considered to be severe . |
| 21 | It may well be that the reader is expecting the authors to indicate which of these theories best explains the development of the military-industrial complex and how ( assuming one believes it to be a problem ) it can bee eradicated . |
| 22 | Thereafter he quickly became its most renowned liberal member , leading some opponents to accuse him of judicial activism . |
| 23 | I decided not to inform him of this . |
| 24 | The UK Committee on the Safety of Medicines regularly provides General Practitioners with questionnaires with which to inform it of any irregularities encountered in the use of new , but already licensed , drugs . |
| 25 | The reply to my letter tamely confirmed this , explaining that it was considered wasteful and expensive to train anyone of that age , for their service would be too short . |
| 26 | You are not likely to find anything of archaeological interest , but museums may be inclined to keep a watchful eye on you ! |
| 27 | In contrast , the more experiences and activities are such that we find it hard to make sense of them existing or occurring in isolation , the more difficult it will be , on Moore 's principles , to find anything of real inherent value in them . |
| 28 | ‘ I think it was good to meet lots of different people but on the other hand , I have never really felt settled or had lifelong friends like most people , ’ he says . |
| 29 | ‘ We do n't want to provide anything of that sort just yet . |
| 30 | In my future , I would like to try to get to know lots of different types of people . |