Example sentences of "[pron] of having [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alayn , unwittingly , boasts to the miller himself of having three times " " swyved " " the miller 's daughter . |
| 2 | It is obvious that a government agency for denationalization can not pride itself of having any ‘ historical background ’ , and whereas the pre-war Hungarian stock exchange followed the pattern of Vienna , Frankfurt , Berlin , and Paris , the new legislation tried to make use of all modern concepts ( which is specifically true of laws against insider trading ) . |
| 3 | She had not , so far , suspected him of having any religious creed . |
| 4 | When Fulk of Neuilly , the most famous preacher of the time , accused him of having three wicked daughters , pride , avarice and sensuality , Richard amused his courtiers by offering to give his pride to the Templars , his avarice to the Cistercians , and his sensuality to bishops and abbots — reminding Fulk of the notorious weaknesses of some members of the church . |
| 5 | He was also extremely suspicious of Mosley 's first wife , Cynthia Curzon , accusing her of having Jewish blood in her veins . |