Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | To emphasise this point , we can look briefly at some of the steps that banks might think of taking in order to circumvent the constraint . |
| 32 | Yeah , you 'll stink of vinegar . |
| 33 | Ooh and I 'll smell of vinegar . |
| 34 | He was received by old Mrs Ferrar and Nicholas , to whom he spoke frankly of how he had heard of ‘ their watching and praying at night , of their altar richly decked with plate , tapestry and tapers , of their adoration and genuflections on entering therein , which might savour of superstition and popery ’ . |
| 35 | In February 1915 the National Union Executive refused to sanction a scheme to use the party agents to find recruits , since it " might savour of compulsion " and in April the Committee refused to debate a motion on compulsory service because of the party truce . |
| 36 | Thus in my planning for subsequent lessons , the person in the drama who might die of cancer was never played by anyone in the group . |
| 37 | In the first place , she did not plan to kill Fenna , although she recognised that he might die of grief or loneliness . |
| 38 | You 'll die of depression in that bug-run … " |
| 39 | I should tell him , extending my finger in a threatening manner : ‘ You 'll die of AIDS . ’ |
| 40 | Then I found myself shouting , inside my head , ‘ I 'll die of AIDS . |
| 41 | ‘ I 'll die of thirst after all that effort . ’ |
| 42 | I 'll die of boredom if I live that long — |
| 43 | The militarization of her society and economy could erode individual liberties at home , while abroad the United States might have of necessity to become an imperialist power . |
| 44 | Lord Home ordered his agents in Scotland to seize Brown as soon as he landed and to impress upon him ‘ what is very trew that if he oppose me he will dissoblige Prince Waldeck and all his officers ’ , and thus presumably ruin any chance which he might have of advancement . |
| 45 | I have certainly tried to argue that it makes sense to talk of God inviting trust by withholding the sort of evidence which might admit of certainty that He exists . |
| 46 | ‘ I 'll help of course , now … ’ she mutters . |
| 47 | I what you 'll find of course that a lot of assignments on estates now are resales . |
| 48 | It 's meant , it 's a lower rate , it 's , it 's the lowe , it 's betwe , in the mileage rates , it 's the lowest rate I think you 'll find of mileage . |
| 49 | You could think of course do have children , dad , can I , can I , can I , bed you go , just to shut them up so if you have two small children there , the chances are you will lose the woman put them to bed or . |
| 50 | In this case , she could think of plenty herself . |
| 51 | Like any over-populated , under-capitalised place , it could stink of smoke and shit and sick and sleep . |
| 52 | He 'd swear of course that he 'd never again steal me from my proper duties with the children . |
| 53 | ( This could consist of money , special diet , medical expenses or admission to the workhouse because there was a doctor there . ) |
| 54 | But what we could do of course , is is we put in a time between containers , we could always use them to re-palletize it . |
| 55 | REGARDING the wolf whistling debate , should I ever receive such a gesture I think I 'd die of shock , But should some young , dishy male give me a whistle I would probably give a wink and a whistle back . |
| 56 | God you 'd die of shock . |
| 57 | If he knew the effect he was having on her traitorous senses , she 'd die of chagrin . |
| 58 | ‘ I used to think I 'd die of cholera on the spot . ’ |
| 59 | ‘ I 'd die of boredom instead . |
| 60 | You could try of course , but after a colossal , tiring ridge-walk you would be a dingbat even to think of it . |