Example sentences of "[vb past] of [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The capital cost of these projects is some £100m . |
| 2 | She sat facing me : calm , sympathetic , but at a distance I had no way of negotiating , as I listened dismayed to what she revealed of those islands , that lost continent . |
| 3 | One read of such crimes in deprived areas of inner cities , but … |
| 4 | WE often read of uncaring stars so it was a joy to learn that Sophia Loren had bailed out her favourite waiter after he was sacked for taking time off to care for his sick wife . |
| 5 | Four thin , wooden gods watched the rotting dead , each made of twisted lengths of birch-branch , no thicker than an arm but twice Tallis 's height . |
| 6 | For buildings which were not faced with marble or made of ashlar blocks , a marble stucco generally covered the brick and concrete walling . |
| 7 | The belt was ( had been ) three inches wide and made of two strips of cowhide sewn together along their edges . |
| 8 | For example , the major criticism which parents made of social workers concerned their poor communications , lack of openness and honesty , failure to value parents ' strengths and to treat them as equals , and a failure to involve parents in decisions . |
| 9 | I once followed a pupil around for a whole day , and was impressed by the peculiar mixture she experienced of dislocated bits and pieces , and longer sessions where there were ‘ spaces ’ for her to enjoy and explore learning or — occasionally — to waste time in . |
| 10 | He smelled of stale faeces and tomato sauce . |
| 11 | They wore long light blue robes and smelled of strange spices . |
| 12 | I too am made tearful for those dear dead days beyond recall when bread tasted like bread and lawns were always newly mown and ladies smelled of candied violets . |
| 13 | HOWEVER MUCH THE hotel maid sprinkled her lemon scouring powder , the salle de bains ( so designated by a chipped blue-and-white oval enamel plaque ) still smelled of stagnant drains , as if it functioned as an extension of the narrow street outside , where a section of the gutter exuded a steady reek of staleness , sweetish-sour , and not entirely unpleasant to Miranda . |
| 14 | We followed them through the marsh , which smelled of dying plants . |
| 15 | The little shed still smelled of those days when it had been used . |
| 16 | The rooms , painted green , were dark and damp and smelled of alien growths . |
| 17 | What became of most professionals after their brief sojourn in the game ? |
| 18 | In any case there was no time left to make his infusion before the assay : he left his blackthorn blossoms , cleansed of all thorns and husks , waiting in a clean vessel for his return , and covered from any floating particles of dust by a linen cloth . |
| 19 | Indeed , Hateley is confident that the Scottish champions , buoyant after the way in which they disposed of English champions Leeds , can lick the continent 's cream . |
| 20 | Will the Minister ensure that his Department keeps me advised of all developments relating to that sad event ? |
| 21 | He told of theological colleges where men were at risk of sexual advances , and expressed his scepticism about ‘ so-called ’ faithful and committed relationships between homosexuals . |
| 22 | At the end of one recent service , a message from a clairvoyant told of three men suffering from chest pains ; not three but four sufferers stepped up to the altar to be healed . |
| 23 | Mickie told of some problems in helicopters , such as the pull on the blades at the hub of a Bristol-built helicopter in flight was equal to the draw bar pull of three main line locomotives . |
| 24 | Hospital murders trial told of tragic twins |
| 25 | Letter that told of troubled times |
| 26 | Lloyd 's investors told of huge losses |
| 27 | He relished hearing the stories that Orton told of masturbatory sessions in public lavatories , of men he had picked up in the street , of having sex in shop doorways , of the sizes of his acquaintances ' organs and of his experiences with venereal disease . |
| 28 | The periodic convulsions that resulted under ‘ système D ’ usually came of good intentions . |
| 29 | It does seem though , that nothing came of these leases , and during 1749 upon request by Sir William Fleming , one John Lawson ( a Quaker ) sent up Joseph Vipone to see the mines at Coniston and for this Lawson paid him 12s. plus 4s. for a horse for four days . |
| 30 | To Nigel 's disappointment , nothing ever came of these pick-ups . |