Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] [vb past] of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | I still dreamed of food and the convivial , outdoor feast , but I no longer took full part in the proceedings . |
| 4 | When I was appreached I immediately said of course . |
| 5 | The first time it happened I immediately thought of meningitis , and rushed her to the doctor 's . |
| 6 | When on Monday before Christmas 1991 I stepped on the scales and found that I 'd done it , I almost died of happiness . |
| 7 | For one thing , I suppose I do regard it as the moment in my career when I truly came of age as a butler . |
| 8 | I never thought of nigger brown as being an offensive remark . |
| 9 | I thought I 'd exhausted every possibility , rivals of every pedigree from the Nissan Professor of Modern Japanese Studies to a rough-trade gamekeeper out at Shotover , but I never thought of family . |
| 10 | Nobody even complained of stomach ache . |
| 11 | The patient described by Boustany et al had a cytochrome c oxidase deficiency and a long illness before she eventually died of peritonitis . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | One report described the life of writer , poet , broadcaster and school teacher Naimat Ahmer , ‘ who always talked of peace , justice and democracy ’ . |
| 14 | One report described the life of writer , poet , broadcaster and school teacher Naimat Ahmer , ‘ who always talked of peace , justice and democracy ’ . |
| 15 | In the passage she encountered the man who always smelt of meat on the turn . |
| 16 | Two years ago , she nearly died of pneumonia and a blood disorder . |
| 17 | He deals with subjects like safe sex , and some of his decors are by Keith Haring , who also died of AIDS . |
| 18 | His first wife , who later died of cancer , was also a reconciling person . |
| 19 | When the Prince 's devoted valet , Stephen Barry , who later died of AIDS , resigned the blame was laid at Diana 's door . |
| 20 | ‘ She thinks the sun shines out of his … well , you know what I mean ’ Just in time Melissa remembered that although Iris had been known , in moments of crisis , to permit herself the occasional ‘ bloody ’ , she strongly disapproved of vulgarity . |
| 21 | She even spoke of Honor West 's misery and her own guilt because she had let Mother Benedicta down . |
| 22 | The Museum was virtually put together by one man , the late Alex Massin , who sadly died of cancer before he could see his museum open to the public . |
| 23 | And Lisa 's heart brimmed over as , with a look of adoration , Alexander responded with the words she never tired of hearing . |
| 24 | You never heard of inflation ? " |
| 25 | Nearly all these men were poor except Seneca whose attitude was that of a poor man , and Tagore who never thought of money . |
| 26 | We always thought of Headline as a big company in embryo rather than as a little company . |
| 27 | We also read of crowd conversions through the preaching of the Christians in Jerusalem after pentecost ( Acts 2:37–41 ; 4:4 ) . |
| 28 | We all had a similar colonial background and were desperate to ‘ fit in ’ and be accepted — so we never talked of racism directly . |
| 29 | She wondered why they constantly complained of stomach pains until she caught the woman redhanded . |
| 30 | That night , in their tents , they nearly died of cold . |