Example sentences of "he [verb] [pron] of [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He made something of a jovial name for downright failure : a big , heavy man ( probably seventeen stone ) , he barely averaged more than four runs an innings and he took only eight wickets in his long but profoundly uneventful playing career . |
| 2 | This seems to be true in spite of the fact that Spinoza was very much of a generation which was concerned to dissociate itself from the Greek inheritance , and indeed he represents something of a fresh injection of Jewish moral feeling into the main Christian current of Western thought . |
| 3 | Already something of an embarrassment after the publicity surrounding the leak of his report , he became something of a liability when the results of the polygraph tests also leaked out to the press . |
| 4 | In Division One he was subjected to a lot of dubious physical challenge and then , as Palace managers came and went , Vince 's role was constantly changing , so that he became something of an enigma to Palace fans who would one week marvel at his sinuous skills and near-perfect control but then despair at his virtual anonymity the next . |
| 5 | And he thinks nothing of the travelling to and from training . |
| 6 | Glancing through a file ( which Harry took to be Heather 's ) with the pursed lips and darting eyes of an auditor perusing an unsatisfactory set of accounts , he conveyed none of the warmth or insight which Harry supposed successful psychoanalysis to require . |
| 7 | But why could n't he rid himself of the eerie sensation that it had already happened , that everyone knew except him , that he was being deliberately kept in the dark ? |
| 8 | In 1901 , as a member of the British congress on tuberculosis , he created something of a sensation . |
| 9 | He has none of the other worries or tasks that you have to deal with daily . |
| 10 | ‘ He wants nothing of a God but eternity and a Heaven to throne in , ’ he shouted at Gail Russell , frightening the girl off the street . |
| 11 | He says none of the parties can afford to ignore the fact that thousands of people die of starvation each week . |
| 12 | He told her of the visit to the farm , reminded her of the discovery of the swan and the bird 's skull ( though he knew this was taking a chance after her first , alarming reaction to the news ) , and mentioned again the note and the feather in his room . |
| 13 | It was n't until almost his last breath that he told her of the board beneath his bed and what was under it , assuring her he had saved it for her . |
| 14 | He told her of the coming to Ireland of her Norman ancestors , the de la Houssaies , and of their rise to power in Corcaguiney . |
| 15 | Only Ember cared enough to come and talk to her ; from what he told her of the others , both the towered and the plain , she was glad . |
| 16 | He had not seen the kings but he told her of the baby who was born to be King in a nearby village called Bethlehem . |
| 17 | He told him of the goal that has held him through three years in the University of the North — a campus from which student riots have spread through the country . |
| 18 | He told them of the product launches during the year , Cruzcampo 's success at the Expo event in Spain , and the development of the new staff restaurant to replace the old canteen . |
| 19 | But he told me of a new home just completed , where Aunt Louise had been offered a place . |
| 20 | He told me of a visit he 'd made to California . |
| 21 | But a friend put some perspective into it when he told me of a recent visit to the Half Moon , a venerable pub venue in Putney : ‘ There were all these posters on the wall of bands from 20 and 25 years ago , and I thought , ‘ Cor , they must be valuable . ’ |
| 22 | He told me of the way the rivers were kept permanently netted for fish , of the illnesses associated with la Sologne , and of its politics . |
| 23 | He said he was a reporter and he told me of the death of the King , the news had just come through . |
| 24 | To lighten the proceedings he told us of an incident some years ago when there had still been a whaling station in the town . |
| 25 | Indeed he caused something of a turn-up when he named a Swede as one of his three wild card selections in the 12-man side to meet the United States at the Belfry at the end of the month . |
| 26 | By taking representatives from various political sectors , his cabinet had the diversity which would allow his political line to adapt to different internal and external circumstances and , at the same time , he assured himself of the allegiance of all the forces present in his camp . |
| 27 | Most of the unexpected visitors were passing girl-friends of Roger 's , so I was surprised when he informed me of the pending arrival of a very special girl-friend . |
| 28 | Only if he really craned his neck sideways could he see anything of the front bedroom windows and then not enough to make the effort worthwhile . |
| 29 | He accuses me of a double-cross . |
| 30 | He relieved her of the carpet-bag , and she looked around , her eyes quick and observant . |