Example sentences of "[to-vb] of some [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sideways moves for ministers such as John MacGregor apart , one of the few appointments not to smack of some form of pay-off is that of John Patten as Secretary of State for Education . |
| 2 | She stood gazing up , trying desperately to think of some way of warning the pilot away from the deadly , treacherous swamp . |
| 3 | ‘ I shall try to think of some way of showing how grateful I am for your bravery . |
| 4 | How odd , Alec thought , I 've been thinking about her all the time since I came here , trying to think of some way of seeing her again . |
| 5 | His mind was racing now , beads of sweat standing out on his forehead , as he desperately tried to think of some way of alerting the pump attendant to his predicament without endangering them both . |
| 6 | She wound down the window , trying to think of some way of putting things right . |
| 7 | I delayed switching the computer off while I racked my brain trying to think of some way of saving them , but there was none . |