Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] [verb] 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 always think of nicotine |
| 4 | I always think of underwear as very useful . |
| 5 | I still dreamed of food and the convivial , outdoor feast , but I no longer took full part in the proceedings . |
| 6 | Because , I approve lesbian mothers , I approve of single women having children , I also approve of surrogacy , my concerns are about the technology side , who 's controlling it and what 's , what are women 's bodies being used for ? |
| 7 | I now affirm of Nature and Truth … |
| 8 | When I was appreached I immediately said of course . |
| 9 | The first time it happened I immediately thought of meningitis , and rushed her to the doctor 's . |
| 10 | When on Monday before Christmas 1991 I stepped on the scales and found that I 'd done it , I almost died of happiness . |
| 11 | For one thing , I suppose I do regard it as the moment in my career when I truly came of age as a butler . |
| 12 | I never thought of nigger brown as being an offensive remark . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | That 's why I never think of revenge , I never consider life unfair . |
| 15 | ‘ I too tire of formality , ’ he confessed harshly . |
| 16 | None is intended — none of us is perfect , and I too have of course been guilty of many an error in my time . |
| 17 | It also has the responsibility for controlling the money supply , which largely consists of bank deposits . |
| 18 | This probably led to the practice which still exists of advertising agencies buying space in newspapers ( or time on television ) and receiving a commission from the media owner . |
| 19 | Others , especially bivalves , tend to be filter feeders with heavy appetites , which often die of starvation in the reef tank . |
| 20 | Still , by developing a historical materialist theory of musical development which in principle rebuts reductionism , both economistic and formalistic , Adorno 's general position opened up new ground , in ways which often remain of value . |
| 21 | Nobody even complained of stomach ache . |
| 22 | Applying environmental laws is up to Spain 's regional governments , most of whom still think of emission standards as how fast building permits are issued . |
| 23 | The patient described by Boustany et al had a cytochrome c oxidase deficiency and a long illness before she eventually died of peritonitis . |
| 24 | This should keep you comfortably free of hunger right through to lunch . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | One report described the life of writer , poet , broadcaster and school teacher Naimat Ahmer , ‘ who always talked of peace , justice and democracy ’ . |
| 27 | One report described the life of writer , poet , broadcaster and school teacher Naimat Ahmer , ‘ who always talked of peace , justice and democracy ’ . |
| 28 | In the passage she encountered the man who always smelt of meat on the turn . |
| 29 | Have you ever thought of prostitution ? |
| 30 | And did you ever hear of saltpetre being used ? |