Example sentences of "[vb past] of [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we had but thought of vamping her with cuts , we had done the business . |
| 2 | I thought of leaving it to you , Cynthia , but you have no need of it . |
| 3 | He met two artists , husband and wife , ‘ awfully sweet , she has a bold yet subtle and exotic sense of colour ’ , and thought of trying her for the costumes ; he had already got another artist to try and ‘ you never saw such revue in all your life ’ . |
| 4 | She thought of ringing him on the off chance of catching him at the flat , but shelved the possibility as unlikely . |
| 5 | I was not desperate to make money at that time , rather I thought of helping her with the commission she would take . |
| 6 | I thought of presenting myself at the docks and saying that my pocket had been picked … but I lacked the impudence to carry it off . |
| 7 | Remember I thought of having him in Ireland - I wish I had . |
| 8 | And I thought of putting something in the paper , asking anyone born on April the tenth that year at Thorn House to get in touch . |
| 9 | Clarissa was horrified lest Charles thought of identifying himself with such a call . |
| 10 | Woodie also spoke of getting someone to anti-foul his hull , so that it would be as clean as Lord Jim 's . |
| 11 | AUSTRALIA 'S David Campese is to receive a written apology from the fan he accused of tripping him after Saturday 's win over Wales . |
| 12 | But whatever chances he had of finding them in London , he had none in Dublin . |