Example sentences of "[vb -s] [vb pp] [pers pn] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Agnes nodded and smiled at her ; then , as Nan came behind the counter , she whispered to her , ‘ His lordship has reminded me of the time . |
| 2 | Lewis added : ‘ Bowe 's stripping has robbed me of the chance of beating him in the ring . |
| 3 | Deeper study has convinced me of the opposite . |
| 4 | Master Peachey has told me of the succession and how important it is to unite nations through contracts of marriage . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Ah yes , ’ Leon turned to Mrs Yaxlee , ‘ your George has told me of the great days . |
| 6 | ‘ I expect he has told you of the tragedy ? ’ |
| 7 | When a placement does run into problems , Catherine Macaskill ( 1985b ) has warned us of the dangers of thinking that adoption will solve the problems : |
| 8 | Pleased , that is , until I discovered that I had forgotten to bring the tea bags — the subsequent ‘ Well , why did n't you bring them then 's , ‘ Why is it always my fault 's reminded me of the Quentin Crisp line that marriage was impossible for him because he could not have tolerated an endless succession of mornings when the first words he heard were , ‘ And another thing ’ — and that there were no birds . |