Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb mod] [verb] of [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ruth could think of few worse fates , but her stomach lurched at the thought of leaving Millfield . |
| 2 | The late Mr Walter Gilbey used to tell of many strange happenings during maintenance work in the tunnel ; mysterious noises , agonising cries and sounds of men fighting . |
| 3 | Elsbeth would approve of that . |
| 4 | A BBC spokesman said : ‘ Fletcher would approve of this . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm not sure Sam Shepard would approve of this wasp business , ’ I said confidently . |
| 6 | Nana could make a chocolate drink with cocoa beans and goat 's milk , and that was the only thing Martha could think of that was coloured like her . |
| 7 | I wonder what Johnson might make of this press release from the British architects RMJM ? |
| 8 | ‘ I 'll be damned , ’ he said to himself ‘ I wonder what Irina would think of that ! ’ |
| 9 | " But it 's going to help me keep my share of the house , and Aunt Alicia would approve of that . |
| 10 | See what Colin would make of that . |
| 11 | Eisenhower feared both American identification with British " colonialism " and the use that Britain would make of any incautious American expressions of support . |
| 12 | So sex education becomes crucially important , but while the 1986 Education Act and Section 28 remain in place , sex education in Britain will consist of little more than a hymn to family life , largely devoid of any education about sex . |
| 13 | She would find Mrs McMahon when she came back , and Feargal could make of that what he would . |