Example sentences of "[pron] [vb base] of [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I speak of certain matters , ’ Sophie said . |
| 2 | I know of similar things happening in , that are equally bad if not worse , and nobody seems to be able to get any action at all , out of police , District Council , or , so |
| 3 | That 's fine , I 'd had , on the subject of this boycotting timber , erm I know of two instances at least where Oxford City Council are still using tropical hardwoods , and I wonder , I mean , you know , obviously it goes against the grain of the signing of the tropical hardwood . |
| 4 | There were no violent incidents of that magnitude at Twickenham for the Calcutta Cup match , but I know of many Scots who found the atmosphere unpleasant and have decided not to attend future rugby internationals in London . |
| 5 | I know of many clusters which I can resolve with my × 20 binoculars , but not with × 12 or lower . |
| 6 | All of the uses that I know of diagnostic computers are involve the doctor talking to the patient , looking at the patient , taking symptoms and then going and using the computer in a similar way that we perhaps might go and ask for an x-ray . |
| 7 | ( I miss out the word puking from this Shakespearean phrase since I know of few instances in which a baby has strained the cassock of the clergyman baptising it , though doubtless readers may know of one . ) |
| 8 | I know of some competitors who fight from a fully sideways-facing straddle stance . |
| 9 | However , I know of repeated pleas for action and the despair of so many small firms , one of which resulted in yet another suicide of someone whom I knew , resulting from business failure . |
| 10 | I know of several cases in which the proposals were sent in , the occupational therapist 's assessment was given and everything was in order except that an unwarranted contractor had been chosen . |
| 11 | He was concentrating furiously now , for , he thought , if I know of these places , then surely it must be because people have been able to talk of them . |
| 12 | Yes , I mean it 's generally true is n't it I think of all societies I ca n't think of any o of , of any exceptions that it normally is older males who have more resources . |
| 13 | I think of these schemata as one from of the gardens of the mystics for images like flowers are transplanted to our mental gardens . |
| 14 | When I think of these schemata , I see bright images like the constellations of the heavens . |
| 15 | But now I think of these ideas as coming from a principle far more subtle . |
| 16 | But when I went in , Gerry 's workmanship , when I think of those cupboards he put in for me |
| 17 | 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 ? |
| 18 | The experience Mr Chairman I have of these situations is that trees happen to fall down , and hedges happen to get pushed by bulldozers , and at the end of the day , because I 've seen it in my own village where I was born , I 'm afraid with all respect to what happens , what is actually passed by the planners does n't actually come to pass because there is always a reason why it ca n't . |
| 19 | In my busy life there are times when I dream of long periods away from people . |
| 20 | I sing of simple pleasures : making music , dancing , friendship , work and fun . |
| 21 | The exemption covers advertisements which consist of verbatim extracts from any announcement or any extract from such an announcement , made in accordance with the rules of the exchange . |
| 22 | We are not suggesting , of course , that it is not legitimate to study the comprehension of sentences , or of passages which consist of discrete sentences . |
| 23 | Sir yes , I represent the County Council with respect to these objections sir , and I shall be calling Mrs to give the evidence , and she will produce a proof and a bundle of appendices which consist of two plans . |
| 24 | Easily Accessible : The Coach House lies on the edge of the Ford and Etal estates which consist of 20,000 acres of beautiful countryside , ruined castles , pretty villages and a network of footpaths ideal for walking . |
| 25 | Most of the sex in the original text survives but the producers are aware that fictional nipples are being counted by the kind of heaving bodies which consist of several men in suits . |
| 26 | Miescher studied lymphocytes , which consist of large nuclei and little else . |
| 27 | The scriptures which tell of these events through which God is known become a unique book . |
| 28 | So that 's the opposite if you like of those nutrients . |
| 29 | ‘ You hear of these stories , ’ Ben said softly — making her wonder , briefly , if he did know what he held . |
| 30 | you hear of these things do n't you ? |