Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] [vb past] of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ In Nigeria I only knew of Guinness as the stout and Harp lager so I have been surprised by the diversity of the company , ’ reflects . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | It was the first time in my life I ever thought of Diana as beautiful . |
| 5 | I still dreamed of food and the convivial , outdoor feast , but I no longer took full part in the proceedings . |
| 6 | When I was appreached I immediately said of course . |
| 7 | ‘ When I had the idea of setting up a promotions business , I immediately thought of Pete because I knew I could work with him . |
| 8 | Some of the greatest guitar songs have been the riff songs , so I immediately thought of Paul Rogers . |
| 9 | The first time it happened I immediately thought of meningitis , and rushed her to the doctor 's . |
| 10 | I almost died of fear. ? 1975 : I Get The Sweetest Feeling , by Jackie Wilson . |
| 11 | When on Monday before Christmas 1991 I stepped on the scales and found that I 'd done it , I almost died of happiness . |
| 12 | For one thing , I suppose I do regard it as the moment in my career when I truly came of age as a butler . |
| 13 | I never thought of nigger brown as being an offensive remark . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Nobody even complained of stomach ache . |
| 16 | Until 1990 Liber was in 100% state ownership through Procordia , which then disposed of 72% of the company to a syndicate of investment companies and banks to accommodate Liber 's takeover of the Esselte publishing division . |
| 17 | In addition , some services were shared under special arrangements ( for example , education in inner London was made the responsibility of the Inner London Education Authority which initially consisted of members of the GLC from inner London plus a representative from each of the inner London boroughs ) , while others continue to be the sole responsibility of special agencies ( the Metropolitan Police , for instance , answers directly to the Home Secretary ) . |
| 18 | Somehow or other Randolph Churchill managed to wheedle his way into the party , which otherwise consisted of Stirling , Fitzroy Maclean , Gordon Alston , Cooper and Rose . |
| 19 | The patient described by Boustany et al had a cytochrome c oxidase deficiency and a long illness before she eventually died of peritonitis . |
| 20 | For no particular reason she suddenly thought of Sousan 's severe-faced school teacher . |
| 21 | And she was careful not to be found out ; her recklessness , she says was only apparent : she always thought of Anna . |
| 22 | A niece of the former Labour minister Douglas Jay and first cousin of Peter Jay , the former British ambassador in Washington who is now the BBC 's economics editor , her ratings went up in certain quarters when she once said of Mrs Thatcher : ‘ She is not the sort of person one would invite to dinner . ’ |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | One report described the life of writer , poet , broadcaster and school teacher Naimat Ahmer , ‘ who always talked of peace , justice and democracy ’ . |
| 25 | One report described the life of writer , poet , broadcaster and school teacher Naimat Ahmer , ‘ who always talked of peace , justice and democracy ’ . |
| 26 | In the passage she encountered the man who always smelt of meat on the turn . |
| 27 | Like most migrants , she still thought of Scotland as home and Britain as the homeland , although she knew she would never see her native country again . |
| 28 | Miss Ruth or Miss Joan , as she still thought of Mrs Lovell and Mrs Young , could probably do with a hand . |
| 29 | A pang of regret lanced through her as she recognised how little she still knew of Suzie 's innermost feelings . |
| 30 | Two years ago , she nearly died of pneumonia and a blood disorder . |