Example sentences of "of [noun sg] [verb] [pers pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Implicit in these views was the fact that child abuse was considered to be only one of a range of problems that many families who come under the system 's microscope were experiencing , and that there was a need to respond to all the problems including child abuse , rather than of necessity giving it priority . |
| 2 | And of course made it part of the job that you had to attend night school classes for bread baking and confectionery . |
| 3 | Money and talk of money got you attention . |
| 4 | Often , a flash of azure draws you eye to a kingfisher , speeding like an Exocet missile a couple of feet above the water . |
| 5 | They were of some kind of fibre , painted glossy chestnut , now dimmed and dulled , with bands of wood to give them strength . |
| 6 | I was still wide awake an hour later so took a gulp of wine to help me sleep . |
| 7 | Maybe , thought the seal , who could feel the full warm muscles of Ocean drawing her south , maybe the shock of real heat would startle her into joy . |
| 8 | They seemed to take that kind of man to make him sergeant in the beginning after the Police Strike . |
| 9 | Readers will soon discern , on page 42 if not earlier , that in the personality of Quisling they are faced with a thundering , breathtaking , unsurpassable bore : ‘ He lacked a sense of humour to give him balance . ’ |
| 10 | He was hungry , the smells of food reminded him breakfast had been skipped and lunch forgotten . |
| 11 | I had had a sudden image of Syl bringing me breakfast in a bed which we had shared , and I heard myself saying aloud , ‘ No ! ’ |