Example sentences of "i [vb past] of the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | I was there when British Telecom was privatised and I warned of the grave dangers in turning public monopolies into private monopolies . |
2 | ‘ The first I knew of the positive test came in a letter from the Jockey Club . |
3 | ‘ While engaged in watching the movements of the several species of the great family of Procellaridae , which at one time often and often surrounded the ships that conveyed me round the world , a bright speck would appear on the distant horizon , and , gradually approaching nearer and nearer , at length assumed the form of the White-headed petrel , whose wing-powers far exceed those of any of its congeners ; at one moment it would be rising high in the air , at the next sweeping comet-like through the flocks flying around ; never , however , approaching the ship sufficiently near for a successful shot , and it was equally wary in avoiding the boat with which I was frequently favoured for the purpose of securing examples of other species ; but , to make use of a familiar adage , the most knowing are taken in at last ’ ’ ; one beautiful morning , the 20th of Feb. 1839 , during my passage from Hobart Town to Sydney , when the sea was perfectly calm and of a glassy smoothness , this wanderer of the ocean came in sight and approached within three hundred yards of the vessel ; anxious to attract him still closer , so as to bring him within range , I thought of the following stratagem : — a corked bottle , attached to a long line , was thrown overboard and allowed to drift to the distance of forty or fifty yards , and kept there until the bird favoured us with another visit , while flying around in immense circles ; at length his keen eye caught sight of the neck of the bottle ( to which a bobbing motion was communicated by sudden jerks of the string ) , and he at once proceeded to examine more closely what it was that had arrested his attention ; during this momentary pause the trigger was pulled , the boat lowered , and the bird was soon in my possession . ’ |
4 | I thought that he was already a man when I was born , that he had seen me growing up , and I thought of the strange , sad , frightening creatures who haunted the borders of the woods watching the children play . |
5 | And I thought of the other man , the mysterious watcher . |
6 | I thought of the far nurseries of the stars and how many days ' sail through the thin seas of hydrogen would take us beyond the space lamps and the burial grounds of the stars . |
7 | As I was pulling on the worn satin slippers I thought of the new ones my sister had bought me for her wedding . |
8 | I thought of the fearful apprehension of the drug smuggler at the start of Midnight Express , his heart thumping , beads of guilty sweat on his lips . |
9 | As I crouched down in the trench I thought of the French family just a short distance away from us . |
10 | I thought of the little touches of home there would be inside it : the hand-knitted pullover , the familiar English toothpaste , and the razor blades fastened together with elastic bands . |
11 | I thought of the empty coal yard , and how much it had not needed fire watching . |
12 | I thought of the vivid description with which Omar had burdened my memory . |
13 | That night I dreamt of the white marble grate . |
14 | It was with much regret that I learned of the sad passing of Jack Golder ( Shergold guitars ) on 9th April ‘ 92 , via the obituary published in your June issue . |
15 | No other than the er er er the currencies pretty much the same er as I said of the important changes i is a much heavier emphasis on variable rates . |