Example sentences of "he [vb past] [vb pp] [conj] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The girl he got sacked because of . ’ |
| 2 | She had dismissed as rubbish Nina 's allegations that the men thought he was interested in her , but she had to admit he was good company , and for the next half-hour he entertained her with stories of his work in Australia , of the people he 'd met and of his excursions into the bush and to the Great Barrier Reef . |
| 3 | He had been too afraid and shocked to go near it , and on that particular night he had cried because of his cowardice . |
| 4 | He said that he had acted because of lack of time , rather than insurmountable disagreement . |
| 5 | He had failed because of a lack of talent for impromptu speaking , considered essential for the task he was contemplating . |