Example sentences of "[vb pp] [pers pn] of [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sweeping contours of the hill at that point have always reminded me of a huge wave about to break , and it 's an uncomfortable thought trying to imagine where you might stop for lunch , and what would happen if you dropped your orange . |
| 2 | Perhaps too the journey had reminded her of the dreadful certainty that within a few years her beauty would fade , and all these inflated hopes and fears had combined to produce a mood of abandon utterly foreign to her that had found its culmination in that jungle storm . |
| 3 | Their habits have probably always been similar , and if survival is to be taken as a measure of success , their conservative way of life has ensured them of a leading place in the evolutionary marathon . |
| 4 | If she lives on her own and poor health has robbed her of a normal social life , it is to be expected that her loneliness may have created such a build-up of unexpressed thoughts , feelings and opinions that she may need to talk herself to a standstill before she is ready to converse with you , and interest herself in anything you have to say . |
| 5 | He went straight to the practice putting green to cure a defect that has robbed him of a commanding lead . |
| 6 | Manuel had quietly melted away , perhaps to leave the stage clear for Andy , perhaps to grieve alone at the cruel injustice that had robbed him of the top prize . |
| 7 | ‘ Ah yes , ’ Leon turned to Mrs Yaxlee , ‘ your George has told me of the great days . |
| 8 | The extraordinary stop-start conversation between Victor and his monster had convinced me of the latter 's supreme dangerousness : given its malevolence , its lying and eloquent tongue was probably as big a threat as its turn of speed . |
| 9 | Suppose someone you know has recently accused you of an uncaring hypocritical attitude . |
| 10 | ‘ I 've relieved him of the financial burden , but we both share the interest of the place . ’ |
| 11 | He had told him of the English girl on that first day when he had asked for the loan of the flat and permission for Constance to telephone from his palazzo . |
| 12 | One thing is certain : if Abraham has not told her of the divine command , then even her worst fears will not allow her to guess what is afoot . |
| 13 | This was a sort of celebration meal , as word had reached us of the successful British attack on Caen . |
| 14 | New political thinking had " rid us of a confrontational approach in foreign policy " , making the Soviet Union " a country open to the world and to co-operation , generating not fear , but respect and solidarity " . |
| 15 | The battlegroup have already warned me of a third tank needing a new pack and the Commanding Officer wants everything fit for his final exercise tomorrow . |
| 16 | The North have never been whitewashed in the Championship , but they now look vulnerable as injuries , defections and selection switches have deprived them of a consistent team . |
| 17 | She hardly dared to draw the curtains to show herself to the other girls , though she had warned them of the horrid sight in store for them . |
| 18 | In founding Lampsacus they killed off all the natives , but they did it in self-defence ; the daughter of the local king had warned them of the impending attack . |
| 19 | On Aug. 11 the Supreme Soviet in emergency session had deprived him of the additional powers granted on April 30 [ see p. 38916 ] , and , in a resolution passed on Aug. 14 on extricating the country from crisis , censured him for " indecisive and at times incompetent policy " and demanded that he and the government take all measures to implement the July peace agreement [ for which see p. 39010 ] . |
| 20 | In either case , a court which revokes the order following a breach will be empowered to sentence the offender as if it had just convicted him of the original offence . |