Example sentences of "[vb past] of [pers pn] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ -if I knew of the lady 's death before Monday morning , I learnt of it from Monsieur de Craon . ’ |
| 2 | I have already used the term ‘ boards ’ several times , and much will be seen and heard of them in book-collecting . |
| 3 | Most of them had seen her at meetings or heard of her in connection with the ICO . |
| 4 | She rejoiced in being free from the place , but she talked of it with comprehension and critical affection . |
| 5 | He told me how well he remembered my mother as a refugee in his home and how much his parents and grand father had liked her and thought of her as part of the family . |
| 6 | Not that the freighter 's jumbled hold was pleasant , crowded with the noisy , dark shapes of the mining team who thought of her as cargo to sell . |
| 7 | Margaret had admitted Dickie liked him ; I now thought of him as part of the family ; Margaret herself had lowered her resistance enough to take his advice . |
| 8 | He always thought of them as mirror men , full of quickfire patter and smooth gestures , distracting , creating images . |
| 9 | She remembered the years of forethought and carefulness ( methods described by Lal , always her sage experienced friend ) , and she thought of them without regret . |
| 10 | Or she could , if she thought of it in time , say that Derek had always been the most frightful liar . |
| 11 | I am told Dickens partook of it at home . ’ |
| 12 | If Bénezet heard Jerome baying his knowledge abroad , how many more , I wonder , learned of it before night ? |
| 13 | The friar knew of them and spoke of them as good men illegally dispossessed and driven from their homes ; the verderers spoke of them with fear . |
| 14 | She was introduced to him by a friend who spoke of him with admiration . |
| 15 | Abdu retained a great loyalty to his former mistress and spoke of her with reverence . |
| 16 | Everyone spoke of it with affection . |