Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [pers pn] of [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Absolutely I was aware that Graham was very anxious to be involved in this process , er for example he wrote me a note and I think other members and it 's because of those , of those notes that I was anxious that we should inform them of what we were up to and if you want to share any of the papers or agendas please ask . |
| 2 | I must tell you of my latest accessory , an electronic wool winder . |
| 3 | She must persuade him of her good intentions — for it had never crossed her mind that she would not repay him — but she must also try to convince him of the seriousness of her situation and persuade him to grant her a bit of leeway . |
| 4 | So it is a very clear interest and that should remind you of who . |
| 5 | And they should relieve you of it . |
| 6 | Their responses included : They may expect it of us . |
| 7 | ‘ You may accuse me of anything you like , ’ he answered stiffly , ‘ but not of complacency . |
| 8 | But they had a lively fear that enclosure might rob them of their valuable rights — rights which made a real difference to their standard and their mode of living — in the interests of the large freeholders and a corporation known to be corrupt . |
| 9 | The ultimate synthesis of a design was never revealed in a flash ; rather he approached it with infinite precautions , stalking it , as it were , now from one point of view , now from another , and always in fear lest a premature definition might deprive it of something of its total complexity . |
| 10 | Do n't you think she 'll cure me of my wickedness , Jane ? |
| 11 | Since her death he had never wanted to touch anything that might remind him of her . |
| 12 | Yes , I 'll come on that romantic stroll with you and watch the sunset as we did in Seville and I 'll remind you of it , just as you intend to remind me of it , and I 'll go with you all of the cruel way , Fernando , and when it 's all over I hope it gives you the satisfaction you crave . ’ |
| 13 | He went on : ‘ I 'll remind you of your obligations . |
| 14 | ‘ Your Grace , ’ she said quickly , ‘ even a year may deprive me of my best prospects . |
| 15 | " I would work much harder if you came now and then so that I could tell you of my progress . " |
| 16 | There was nothing for it but that she visit the company directors in person and see if she could persuade them of her determination to rebuild the business . |
| 17 | He was so utterly convinced of his own rightness that there was no way she could persuade him of her innocence at this moment . |
| 18 | If the Committee wishes to take up the offer of a presentation of the plan perhaps Bob Allan could advise me of your meeting dates in January and February . |
| 19 | If she is very apprehensive about how she is going to manage her role in society as a woman on her own , you could remind her of something she has probably completely forgotten : that she coped with life quite adequately as a single woman , before she met her husband , so there is no reason to suppose that she can not do so again , and possibly even better now because of the love they shared and her greater maturity . |
| 20 | We wo n't , no I thought we 'd relieve her of them |
| 21 | Now , please have Red Sixteen sent for , so that I may inform him of my decision . ’ |
| 22 | President Yeltsin was also facing trouble from Russia 's supreme legislature , which was reported to be tabling a motion that would strip him of his emergency powers . |
| 23 | What most terrified Bernier was the notion that his long stay in India would rob him of his cultivated Parisian sensibilities . |
| 24 | He would make the arrogant assumption that she was complaining about all the times separation would deprive her of him . |
| 25 | She could rely upon her mother to be firm with Sarah , even though it would deprive her of her youngest daughter 's company . |
| 26 | Prior to the 1970s , the penal system could plausibly legitimate itself by claiming as its raison d'être the rehabilitation of offenders , the provision of training and treatment which would cure them of their criminality , benefiting both them and society as a whole . |
| 27 | One day perchance I shall tell you of it . |
| 28 | When he refused , and persisted in his lofty , tolerant , self-satisfaction , she understood that only some drastic gesture would persuade him of her seriousness . |
| 29 | Something about the back of a man 's neck would remind me of him . |
| 30 | he had , he had a definite attitude problem so they said they would relieve him of his contract oh that 's fair enough , they 're paying you good money and they expect you to work hard and that 's it but we finish at one o'clock next term |