Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] of a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then I heard the footsteps … coming up fast= an echoing , slapping sound making me think of a great bird or bat flapping up from the bottom of a wall … |
| 2 | Of the other two paintings , one is a picture of a friend , a girl who was also a student , posing in the same life-room , and the other , a portrait I made of a fellow student and good friend of mine from the Royal Academy , James Tower , who became a noted ceramicist . |
| 3 | There was a newsflash I caught of a big pile-up on the E 35 autobahn outside Freiburg … ’ |
| 4 | I suspect that were I to appear of a sudden in royal regalia , crown , sceptre and all , it would be a different story ! ’ |
| 5 | In my case you get pregnant at every verse end , cos I came of a big family you see , mm . |
| 6 | I know of a female member of this union who was sexually abused by her male colleagues , who I might add , are members of the G M B. |
| 7 | I know of a young female who had to show a leading hand a tampon out of her pocket , to prove that she needed a toilet . |
| 8 | ‘ I know of a short lease up for sale , just off Soho Square , ’ Brassard interrupted . |
| 9 | I know of a lovely teacher who told her boys and girls in school about God 's plan for the animals and they had a mother bunny in her cage right in the schoolroom . |
| 10 | I heard of a notable exception recently , where the farmer almost encouraged two detectorists to search his seeded fields . |
| 11 | With a grin , Doyle said , ‘ I heard of a German bloke who kept one of our lads hidden for years after the War . |
| 12 | Harald died three months later , I believe of a broken heart . |
| 13 | There was a cowboy song on the juke , ‘ I Dreamed of a Hillbilly Heaven , ’ and the two Maniax were practising their fast draws against a GenTech Amusements Machine that zapped you insensible with a light voltage if the computer-generated gunslinger cleared leather faster than you did . |
| 14 | Course I gon na I , I bit of a bloody , I still get a . |
| 15 | Yes , and I think I thought of a personal note that , because we do get some good , good appointments . |
| 16 | I thought of a nice name |
| 17 | After coming across a hefty pile of best magazines prior to moving house earlier this year , I thought of a novel idea . |
| 18 | In a letter to my wife I spoke of a whole-day conference about the future of Judson College , in which I pressed the representatives of the American Baptist Mission to make Judson into an ecumenical college and to be ready to be integrated into a University unitary system . |
| 19 | Quite by accident , I learned of a secret meeting between a Kent arkie and Kent detector users and representatives . |
| 20 | Erm have you heard of a many- one mapping ? |
| 21 | What made you think of a tender thing to say ? |
| 22 | Can you think of a suitable caption for this picture ? |
| 23 | Can you think of a suitable caption for this picture ? |
| 24 | Can you think of a suitable caption for this picture ? |
| 25 | Every can you think of a black sheep of your acquaintance , do you do you . |
| 26 | Can you think of a new snappy name for our club ? |
| 27 | Right , now can you think of a particular example of where that has happened fairly recently , Alison ? |
| 28 | Can you think of a sympathetic animal with a hairless tail ? |
| 29 | She registered of a sudden that she was bitterly cold . |
| 30 | Do you know of a reputable dress hire shop in my area who will be able to kit me out ? |