Example sentences of "[conj] of my [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What comes across in both my interests and any skills which is n't really reconcilable with this I do n't think is that erm I 've got sort of , because of , I think it 's cos of my academic experience cos I did an arts degree with a lot of research and stuff , is that I , I like researching , data collecting , processing information . |
| 2 | I told them all the positive things , of the love I had seen , of Nancy , of Tom , Dick and Harry and of my various forms of visualization . |
| 3 | And so I told her the whole story of my lonely childhood with the Reed family , and of my terrible experience in the red room . |
| 4 | When I am asked to think of a happy London , I think of this place in July and of my lazy pondmates : Kelly and Simone and Jo , the acidhouse DJ . |
| 5 | And the jewelled headband that encircles it , the rings on my fingers , the studded belt around my waist , my other jewellery , other bits of my clothing and of my very self … all are more than they seem . |
| 6 | A fleeting recollection , as the dying are supposed to relive past episodes : recollection of my old sane ordered life now lost by two centuries , of my dear wife , my valued friends , even some of my esteemed enemies , and of my little grandchildren . |
| 7 | ‘ You are not , as you believe , the offspring of Will Halidon — but of my late husband John Mowbray , fourth Duke of Norfolk . ’ |
| 8 | Also I dislike bureaucratic organisation , perhaps because of my early experience with CHE . |
| 9 | It 's amazing , even after a forty-year gap , that I feel I still have a rapport with most mineworkers because of my early days in the industry . |
| 10 | I sat in on the debate yesterday because of my great interest in the role of the inspectorate and in what will happen if schools and local education authorities , however affluent , pay little attention to special needs . |
| 11 | Because of my great respect for them all , I always hoped it would be one of my " better " days . |
| 12 | However I was also intelligent enough to realize that , because of my extensive reading on the topic , I was capable of inventing a pretty good story about life in that period . |
| 13 | I could n't join the regular army because of my criminal record . |
| 14 | Because of my limited space , I can do no more , of course , than outline some of the more significant features as they are currently understood . |
| 15 | ‘ Because of my liberal views and activities , the local bishop removed me from my duties in the parish of Larne eight years ago . |
| 16 | It could not have been for lack of qualifications , for Moira had served seven years on the BBC 's General Advisory Council and four years as a director of Border Television ; so one can only assume it was because of my Liberal Party connections . |
| 17 | I asked , sharply because of my nervous embarrassment . |
| 18 | Because of my long commitment to Liberalism , I never in fact joined the Scottish National Party , but I occasionally appeared on their platforms and continued independently to promote the idea of Scottish autonomy . |
| 19 | Because I have worked for some time now on the forming of music and sounds , and through this specific endeavour have become aware of the " molecular structure " parallel , I can see great form in " Beautiful Landscape Traversed By Electricity Pylons " , " Tiny Aeroplane In One Expansive Sky " , " One Cup of Tea With Spoon And Attached Shadows " , " One Bogey Slightly Protruding From Person 's Nose " and , apart from when I 'm blackly depressed , Life is seen from inside me to be better every day because of my positive use of the rich energy that is emitted from every thing , live or dead . |
| 20 | ‘ I would go crazy if I had to stop 500 racing after just one season , especially if it was n't because of my own fault . |
| 21 | Later , because of my own initiative in originating the idea , I became the first Radio Editor in Canada , which meant writing a daily column about radio programmes , stars , and networks . |
| 22 | That I avoided such a course of action is because of my own understanding of what the institution would allow before it swung into action . |
| 23 | She divorced me because of my unreliable behaviour and adultery , but wherever I go she is in my thoughts . |
| 24 | ‘ There were no stresses and strains in the tent , but because of my physical shape … there was definite strain between us . ’ |
| 25 | I rise to speak briefly — principally , like so many others , because of my high regard for my hon. and learned Friend the Member for Leicester , West ( Mr. Janner ) and his family , whom I know , including his father and mother . |
| 26 | A chorus of denials greeted his question and , because of my sleepless night , I could confirm these . |
| 27 | ‘ Because of my sexy legs , ’ I assured her . |
| 28 | Because of my Scottish blood . |
| 29 | I think I got it because of my local knowledge and the that gave him the facility of being able to carry on without interruption . |
| 30 | ‘ I am a fairly lonely person — I do have friends but I do n't get to see them very often because of my unsociable shift work . |