Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I had to select one of my pairs of binoculars for observations of nebulæ I think I would choose the × 7 instrument , though I agree that the more powerful binoculars can bring out more details in the fainter nebulæ . |
| 2 | Because that 's what it feels like today , he wrote , and because I know in my heart of hearts that it will feel like that tomorrow as well . |
| 3 | But in my heart of hearts I know I can not telephone him . |
| 4 | To compete , I suppose , Malc had his ego ( and other parts ) massaged between the sheets and in my heart of hearts I knew his affairs were superficial — of the genitals rather than the heart — and during one of our deep analytical discussions on the subject , he admitted that he could n't wait to leave his lover 's bed and get home once the act was over . |
| 5 | What was in my heart of hearts ? |
| 6 | " I went for a check-up but , in my heart of hearts , I recognised that it was an attack of panic more than anything else , " she remembers . |
| 7 | Here were my kind of cricketers . |
| 8 | When the captain of the Olympic team tells the Sunday Times that he would never run in the 4x400 meters relay because ‘ those guys are not my kind of guys — I do n't like their attitude ’ , then he has to be challenging somebody to say , how dare you say that , to which he 'll reply , how can you stop me ? |
| 9 | I noticed that my case of drugs had been opened in one corner of the room , but still , it was a pitiful supply . |
| 10 | One leading businessman who sits on the NatWest board is in no doubt he will succeed : ‘ My experience of bankers is they are a crusty bunch . |
| 11 | My experience of women in love is that they 're constantly letter-writing or making telephone calls . |
| 12 | From my experience of perms I would n't bother . |
| 13 | For example , when I began researching into social aspects of book reading I knew very little at all about publishing or bookselling and my experience of libraries was mainly limited to being a user of them . |
| 14 | My experience of practitioners trained overseas and with small lists is that most are good doctors committed to caring for their patients to the best of their ability . |
| 15 | She always used to ask my opinions of things and that now a lot of my answers made sense . |
| 16 | The present rendezvous had been riding high on my chart of dreads . |
| 17 | My loathing of terms like depression and despair , he wrote . |
| 18 | ‘ Mr McKillop , I believe I 've had my fill of surprises for one day . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Where appropriate , I delegate as much as possible to my Heads of Services . |
| 20 | They stopped at the corner and Chris said anxiously , ‘ I 'm afraid I 've said all the wrong things , seemed to dwell on my side of things . |
| 21 | I do n't wish your sister any harm , but you should try to see my side of things . ’ |
| 22 | It is a mark of these half-crazed times that my programme of meetings , which once would have been dominated by political and scientific academy briefings , now includes something calling itself the Academy of Entrepreneurship , and an appointment with accountants advising more inward investors . |
| 23 | As one white respondent noted in my study of mothers in low-income households , ‘ The bills come first , they 've got to , then the meters ( for fuel ) and then food . ’ |
| 24 | ( 1 ) My study of individuals ' linguistic behaviour is based on the close analysis of interactions within conversation . |
| 25 | Nevertheless , I hope to be back in action very soon and continue my study of discoveries in unknown areas . |
| 26 | It , it depends on , on your individual circu , if your sister has a baby for you , she 's unlikely to say that I would be recompensed for my loss of earnings . |
| 27 | There are few examples in my data of interactions with small children . |
| 28 | Last year I curbed my inclination to record in writing my appreciation of individuals , because tho' it was heartfelt it was so difficult to avoid fulsomeness and invidiousness . |
| 29 | My fear of dentists dates back to my earliest experiences in the twenties . |
| 30 | after my ritual of apologies . |