Example sentences of "as [noun prp] [verb] of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ As Marc said of women , there 's love and love . ’ |
| 2 | For in a monarchy , as Beethoven remarked of Handel , one knows to whom one must bend the knee . |
| 3 | As Pacey said of Dudek — he could never say it of Layton ! — ‘ ( his strength ) lies in his serious attempt to give as purely as possible the experience which is pure and isolated in his own mind , ’ a view which is offended by the notion of ‘ popular culture ’ and the torch-carrying it requires . |
| 4 | Why could not Wales have taken care of him as efficiently as Ireland had of Roger ? |
| 5 | As Tolkien wrote of Beowulf , it was important to preserve a balance , to see that the ‘ large symbolism is near the surface , but … does not break through , nor become allegory ’ . |
| 6 | But as Tolkien said of Beowulf , the ‘ large symbolism … does not break through , nor become allegory ’ . |
| 7 | Born in Trinidad , in 1901 C.L.R.James was , as Beauchamp said of Toussaint L'Overture , one of the ‘ most remarkable men in an age rich with remarkable men ’ . |
| 8 | Diplomatic missions and political initiatives do n't mean anything to these young people who have seen only more oppression as Israel speaks of peace . |
| 9 | As Ilúvatar says of Aulë 's dwarves , they would have no being of their own , ‘ moving when [ he thinks ] to move them , and if [ his ] thought is elsewhere , standing idle ’ . |
| 10 | Obviously chance is sometimes meant , as Gandalf says of Bilbo 's finding of the Ring , though even Gandalf can only recognise such ‘ meanings ’ retrospectively . |