Example sentences of "i [vb mod] [verb] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I use the expression ‘ I have toothache ’ I may think of it as ‘ being used naturally ’ or otherwise , but it would be wrong to say that I had a reason for thinking either . |
| 2 | ‘ And your father — if I may speak of him too — was a man all of us admired … ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I think I may dream of leprechauns , with blue eyes and raven-black hair . |
| 4 | I may talk of experiencing a sly , unpleasant look as a leer , but this is not a matter of some sensation accompanying my seeing the look . |
| 5 | As she is mine , I may dispose of her … |
| 6 | But I must think of Alida , too , and of her suffering . |
| 7 | I must think of him as English and belonging to my sister . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ You 're a very brave girl ’ said Sir Benson , ‘ and I must think of some way of rewarding you for what you 've done . ’ |
| 9 | It is he — another person , she told herself , I must think of him as another person . |
| 10 | ‘ I must think of the future . |
| 11 | I must think of some things for him to do , ’ says Elizabeth . |
| 12 | Today is for happiness only , and yet I find that I must think of Sarah . |
| 13 | I must think of Kat and Albert and Muiler and Tjaden , what will they be doing ? … |
| 14 | Nor would it have been possible to ask , nor even to rely on any information which might have been forthcoming , since Amabel , who always retired to bed for the duration of her own " monthly curse " had said nothing more to the point than , " Darling , I must beg of you never to speak of this to anyone , when Gemma at the age of fourteen had first seen evidence of hers . |
| 15 | ‘ But I must beg of you , my lord , not to move impulsively . |
| 16 | I liked York very much , because it was set round a lake and it was the first one I went to , but I must say of the other modern universities that I know I would say that Sussex was erm was the other best one that I 've been to and the one that I felt most comfortable and happy . |
| 17 | This made me feel a quite genuine shame and remorse although — it was as if I was torn into two separate parts both rationally and emotionally — I knew that hurt bewilderment was something I should beware of : he was my enemy who would use any art to outwit me if I could . |
| 18 | Not , ’ he added , his voice hardening , ‘ that I should dream of addressing the young scoundrel ! |
| 19 | If it were not permissible to take account of the Parliamentary history of the relevant legislation and of ministerial statements of its intended effect , I should remain of that opinion . ’ |
| 20 | If it were not permissible to take account of the Parliamentary history of the relevant legislation and of ministerial statements of its intended effect , I should remain of that opinion . |
| 21 | I should think of you for his finger . |
| 22 | It may surprise the reader ( who after all is charged with the task of making an important decision ) , that I should talk of my time at university as a happy one and yet still speak of my dominant emotion as fear , but then the worst is yet to come . |
| 23 | I should 've of thought there 'd be eight , eight . |
| 24 | Oh , I should say of the four science schools on average we 've got maybe thirty or forty titles from each , so that 's about well certainly well over a hundred titles altogether . |
| 25 | When the Labour Cabinet , in August 1931 , failed to agree on an economy programme , Ramsay MacDonald , in his own words , ‘ strove hard and took great risks in being responsible for the delay , to keep the Government in , because no National Government of any kind is the sort of thing that I should support of my own free choice . ' |
| 26 | ‘ I could n't ; I should die of fright , ’ Claudia said , alarmed at the very thought of walking on stage in full view of an audience . |
| 27 | For example , I might think of a rather jolly idea for a cover story . |
| 28 | I mean I might think of doing something like that , but I 'd never actually dare to do it … |
| 29 | I suppose if a court denied me access to them , I might speak of them as ex-children . |
| 30 | For even taking into account my employer 's generous offer to ‘ foot the bill for the gas ’ , the costs of such a trip might still come to a surprising amount considering such matters as accommodation , meals , and any small snacks I might partake of on my way . |