Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [vb infin] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The children ; one dared not think of the children . |
| 2 | Love and attention being the rewards of infantile behaviour , it only amazes me that I did not think of the idea sooner . |
| 3 | This last section of the questionnaire relates solely to training — the opinions were recorded of those who had used the services of the ATB in the past and the expectations of those who , until this study , did not know of the existence of the ATB . |
| 4 | He did not know of the English habit of using such affectionate epithets rather haphazardly , and he was impressed that she should consider him her dear . |
| 5 | They did not know of the Indian hot springs nor of Chatterjee 's ideas . |
| 6 | The zeks did not know of the bitter trial of the breakdown . |
| 7 | Evidence from the period is confused but it is likely that Newcomen worked independently and did not know of the ideas of Papin and Savery . |
| 8 | The interesting feature of the case is that the corporation exacted the payments under a mistake of fact — they did not know that the limestone was to be burnt into lime , while the plaintiff made the payments under a mistake of law — he did not know of the exemption . |
| 9 | She did not know of the vow he had made that if it ever did come he would make sure she was the first to go , even if it meant him staying in the Cages . |
| 10 | Hecataeus did not know of the patriarchs and apparently had never heard of Hebrew kings . |
| 11 | However , even if Dr. Church and his partners did not know of the operation of that rule , many others in primary health care knew . |
| 12 | Zenith did not know of the existence of Acme 's program — no infringement of copyright . |
| 13 | But the two companies did not know of the other 's needs until they were brought together by Darlington Business Link . |
| 14 | ALTHOUGH it was pleasing to see so many people out shopping last Saturday , I did not approve of the Oxford Street poster which urged people to ‘ Shop until you drop ’ . |
| 15 | His mother clearly did not approve of the subject as being suitable for a teenager of Jamie 's age ! |
| 16 | A Chinese official questioned by a reporter shrugged his shoulders and merely said China did not approve of the meetings . |
| 17 | I told Harold that I did not approve of the appointment , but for reasons that he would not greatly appreciate . |
| 18 | Of the 23% who did not approve of the devolution , some commented on the speed with which the new system had been introduced and of the lack of opportunity for staff development ; others were concerned that localised development meant duplication of effort . |
| 19 | It does not embarrass me at all to say that I did not approve of the principle of the community charge . |
| 20 | ‘ I wonder why he did n't speak of the Friar ? ’ |
| 21 | A bucket of slops was thrown over the edge , I did n't enquire of the contents , followed by a five-point turn , the boat was nearly as wide as the canal ! |
| 22 | Because he obviously did n't know of the fiction being put about . |
| 23 | ‘ But father did n't approve of the game , and if ever he came in when we were playing it , we 'd stop at once and pretend to be talking about something else . |
| 24 | Mr Paul Wolfowitz , President Reagan 's State Department specialist on the subject , did indeed talk of the United States ‘ reasserting our appropriate role in the Pacific region — a very strong and involved role — and even many foreign observers give President Reagan a large share of the credit for that . ’ |
| 25 | Zuwaya enthusiasts of the revolution did sometimes speak of the injustice of unequal distribution of wealth , but like those who attended the Intellectual Seminar in 1970 , they had difficulty in identifying any particular groups of Libyans who suffered as a group , or who had a common interest in pursuing distributive justice : in Benghazi they said , there were Libyan workers who were oppressed , or perhaps Tripoli . |
| 26 | The idea of regional or republican cost-accounting received no more than a cautious welcome in the resolution on national relations that was adopted at the conference ; the resolution did however speak of the ‘ further development ’ of the federation , involving the transfer of greater powers to the local level and to the union republics in particular . |
| 27 | There is every reason to suppose that changes such as those in Fig. 24.4 are intrinsic to the dynamics , not something that could be eliminated if only one had better control of the apparatus . |