Example sentences of "[Wh det] [verb] [pers pn] [verb] of " in BNC.

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1 No one would accuse the Americans of being frightened of the new , or the Indians of refusing to show emotion , or of inability to communicate , but all need to work in an environment which encourages them to give of their best , and encourages them to look outwards rather than inwards .
2 If it had been later in the season , and the roses in full bloom , he might have missed the portal altogether , but there was just the one unopened bud on the bare branches , of a delicate peach shade with hints of rose which made him think of a girl 's skin .
3 It had two wings , one of which made me think of a church .
4 Which made me think of Springsteen and the fact that he had n't been fed for nearly twenty-four hours .
5 I can see nothing in democratic thinking which allows us to think of " the people " as anything other than the whole body of citizens , minorities as well as majorities , those who oppose and dissent as well as those who belong to the dominant majority .
6 The baronetcy was a reward for acts of loyalty or oppression , depending upon which view you took of a small rebellion in the 1720s .
7 Rick James and Alison Gower also recorded a win in the 6–2 result which sees them clear of the relegation zone .
8 Two recent examples from my own constituency — and which prompted me to think of this idea — illustrate the advantage of giving people this freedom .
9 Thirdly , there is no difference in kind which entitles us to think of the concepts of civilizations other than our own as static and imprisoning .
10 You can give 'em three thousand a year to er in total to anybody you 've got all the exemptions like two hundred and fifty pound in any one gift erm and you 've got things like five thousand pounds on marriage of a child that you can give , and all these add up little cumulative bits here there and everywhere which helps you to dispose of an estate .
11 Shortly before Christmas and in the middle of correcting the proofs , he wrote to Rohde again : " The whole last part , which you do not know , will certainly astonish you ; I have been very daring , and I can cry out to myself in an altogether enormous sense , animam salvavi [ I have saved my soul ] ; for which reason I think of the book with great satisfaction and am not worried for it turns out to cause the greatest possible offence and in some quarters a " cry of outrage " greets its publication .
12 Walker 's images do reverberate with the classical and much of this is due to her ‘ expressive ’ use of figures in careful poses to create harmonious compositions , which makes us think of Hellenistic relief work as well as Renaissance paintings .
13 I 'd been wondering what made me think of Schumann . ’
14 development er back there , that 's what made me think of it .
15 She and Shildon had never had occasion to work together so what made him think of her ?
16 What made you think of that foolish tale ? ’
17 What made you think of a tender thing to say ?
18 What made you think of Kress , anyhow ? ’
19 What made you think of it ? ’
20 What made you think of Lina ? ’
21 So what d' ya think of erm what d' ya think of
22 So what d' ya think of erm what d' ya think of
23 Well what d' ya think of them ?
24 What d' ya think of them like do they get on your nerves at all ?
25 What d' ya think of what d' ya think of what d' ya think of Kim ?
26 What d' ya think of what d' ya think of what d' ya think of Kim ?
27 What d' ya think of what d' ya think of what d' ya think of Kim ?
28 Well what d' ya think of her .
29 what d' ya think of Scott 's girlfriend ?
30 What d' ya think of ?
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