Example sentences of "[adj] to read of the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thank you for the recent newsletter from Convocation ; it is always interesting to read of the changes and developments taking place . |
| 2 | IT WAS heartening to read of the bosses who cut their own pay to help their business survive . |
| 3 | SIR — I was dismayed to read of the theft of Harry Vardon 's statue from South Herts Golf Club ; let us hope it may soon be recovered . |
| 4 | It was sad to read of the death of Michael Seely , racing correspondent of The Times , who lost the fight against a serious illness earlier this week . |
| 5 | It is now commonplace to read of the importance of local participation , the problem of unequal landholdings , the direct and indirect effects of large-scale commercial farming in the tropics , and ‘ powerful and vested interests ’ ( see Ch. 5 ) . |
| 6 | It was an unfortunate choice : Amelia was puzzled to read of the happenings of her non-existent family in Bideford and wrote back to her supposed ‘ sister ’ denying the relationship . |
| 7 | The British Lions were amused to read of the plight of referee Steve McNally when they picked up the local paper in Paihia before the first match of their New Zealand tour . |