Example sentences of "i [adv] [vb past] of [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ In Nigeria I only knew of Guinness as the stout and Harp lager so I have been surprised by the diversity of the company , ’ reflects .
2 I think I must have been gradually going off into a faint when I suddenly thought of mother reading the telegram saying that I had been killed in action .
3 idea to get it going and get it off the ground even if you you put your beer on at , well I just thought of couple Boddingtons put their they 're they 're gon na put their , they 're gon na put there 's at a pound a pint .
4 It was the first time in my life I ever thought of Diana as beautiful .
5 I still dreamed of food and the convivial , outdoor feast , but I no longer took full part in the proceedings .
6 When I was appreached I immediately said of course .
7 ‘ When I had the idea of setting up a promotions business , I immediately thought of Pete because I knew I could work with him .
8 Some of the greatest guitar songs have been the riff songs , so I immediately thought of Paul Rogers .
9 The first time it happened I immediately thought of meningitis , and rushed her to the doctor 's .
10 I almost died of fear. ? 1975 : I Get The Sweetest Feeling , by Jackie Wilson .
11 When on Monday before Christmas 1991 I stepped on the scales and found that I 'd done it , I almost died of happiness .
12 For one thing , I suppose I do regard it as the moment in my career when I truly came of age as a butler .
13 I never thought of nigger brown as being an offensive remark .
14 I thought I 'd exhausted every possibility , rivals of every pedigree from the Nissan Professor of Modern Japanese Studies to a rough-trade gamekeeper out at Shotover , but I never thought of family .
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