Example sentences of "i [verb] of [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The enemy I speak of is there in your cage with you . ’ |
| 2 | Yet , despite all this , Baxter wrote , ‘ not one that I hear of are fallen off or forsake their uprightness ’ . |
| 3 | The only casualties I hear of are a couple of pleasure boats which dragged their moorings and were damaged on the shore . |
| 4 | The earliest general discussions that I know of are in the works of 17th century philosopher , René Descartes , Rules for the Direction of the Mind and Discours de la Méthode . |
| 5 | that I know of are definitely millionaires . |
| 6 | I have been asked by several Society members what it was like to take a ride on the Bishop 's Castle Railway , and the best description that I know of is the account by the late Sir Jasper More in his book , ‘ A TALE OF TWO HOUSES ’ , published by Sir Jasper in 1978 . |
| 7 | We in Lothian have had problems with barrier design , and the best solution I know of is the design enclosed . |
| 8 | And to get to the passage I know of is n't easy , but with this little key I can open the doors now . |
| 9 | One of the most interesting cases that Maureen came across that I knew of was a peregrine falcon . |
| 10 | ‘ When I was young I dreamed of being like her . |
| 11 | A few ideas I thought of are : |
| 12 | I thought of being in bed with him . |
| 13 | Yeah , I thought of being that once but I would n't mind it in the wards , but I would n't want to be in the operating theatre , I do n't know why , the blood do n't put me off or anything , but |
| 14 | You know , I thought of being that once but I would n't mind it in the wards , but I would n't wan na be in the operating theatre . |
| 15 | In the summer of 1991 , I had another mink film to make — this time for Wildlife on One — and the first place I thought of was the logjam on the River Usk . |
| 16 | The first thing I thought of was that we 'd offended them in some way we did n't know — done a terrible insult to their gods or something . |
| 17 | She , too , saw her lucky number looming : ‘ I dreamt of being dressed in silk and satins , and on the side of the angels ’ . |
| 18 | Naturally he could n't forbear from upsetting me , nor ruining what slim remaining chance I had of being like anyone — let alone everyone — else . |
| 19 | The first person I ever came out to as a student was a person I suspected of being gay and everyone else thought he was gay ; in fact , he vehemently denied it after I came out . |