Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [pron] of [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Poor people do n't want a millionaire among them reminding them of some way in which they failed to make it . |
| 2 | Whilst Henry II was in Normandy , he learned of Thomas 's continued intransigence and that caused Henry II to utter the words , ‘ Will no-one rid me of this troublesome person ? ’ , which prompted four knights of his household to cross to England and assassinate Thomas Becket in his Cathedral , on 29th . |
| 3 | Please could you let me know which of these is convenient . |
| 4 | I made plenty of that . |
| 5 | I can confirm that , of course , I made none of those statements , but I believe that each of them can be attributed to the Leader of the Opposition . |
| 6 | I mean none of these people are like , you know , like wallflowers . |
| 7 | We had a great trip and I met lots of other children . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I met lots of different men at university but when I started work the opportunities for meeting single men were really limited . |
| 9 | Switching between the different combinations of effects and processors produced the same results , and apart from inventing some really stupid effect chains I found plenty of interesting combinations ; these could be mixed with the dry signal without losing any of the basic guitar sound . |
| 10 | I told her of that woman novelist who made a character in Provence ladle out onion soup , followed by bouillabaisse for luncheon , and in summer too . |
| 11 | The Muslim Palestinian defenders of Beaufort were ignorant of all this , sitting around the walls in silence when I told them of this historical the old tale of fear , treachery and pain . |
| 12 | I divested myself of all my own French honours and laid them in my elder son 's lap on condition he should be content to be French , as I had discovered I was English . |
| 13 | But when I rejected everything of this sort to set myself to one purpose , my soul was absorbed with love for my Maker . |
| 14 | Could I do something of that kind ? ’ |
| 15 | How on earth can I convince you of that ? ’ |
| 16 | I know plenty of good places to take a thirst and was reviewing the list mentally as I rolled through the great iron gates . |
| 17 | I know nothing of modern painting , I have seen so little , and it was her passion . |
| 18 | I know nothing of such matters ; I thought arranging such a consignment would take less time . |
| 19 | I know nothing of political tactics , but I will say this : Having come to that conclusion myself , I felt the only honest and right thing as a leader of a democratic party was to tell them , at the first opportunity I had , what I thought , and submit it to their judgment . ’ |
| 20 | Deputy editor Jonathan Fenby said : ‘ I know nothing of this . |
| 21 | ‘ I know nothing of this . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I know nothing of this part of the world except for the tales sometimes told in the hall about the mountains . ’ |
| 23 | I know nothing of any of this . ’ |
| 24 | I know nothing of any of this . |
| 25 | ‘ My salary is sponsored by British Coal which means when I am fund-raising I know none of that money will be going to pay for my work . |
| 26 | I know none of this interests you any longer , he wrote , and that you hold yourself , or pretend to hold yourself , aloof from the world , and in particular from the world of art . |
| 27 | Perhaps I sensed something of this . |
| 28 | I availed myself of this service . |
| 29 | I warned you of this ; your conduct is on your own head . |
| 30 | I assure you of that . |