Example sentences of "to read of " in BNC.
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| 1 | It makes me shudder to read of a timber like teak being stained . |
| 2 | As a recently joined member of CAMRA , I must say how appalled I was to read of the new rules for the Champion Beer of Britain Competition for 1992 . |
| 3 | SIR — I was dismayed to read of the theft of Harry Vardon 's statue from South Herts Golf Club ; let us hope it may soon be recovered . |
| 4 | It is now commonplace to read of the importance of local participation , the problem of unequal landholdings , the direct and indirect effects of large-scale commercial farming in the tropics , and ‘ powerful and vested interests ’ ( see Ch. 5 ) . |
| 5 | It 's a boost , too , to read of support given by friends who are n't surprised and who continually to provide what friends usually do — acceptance and back-up through the difficult times . |
| 6 | You may sound like a Victorian headmaster , but how much worse would you feel to read of those people being injured , lost or killed when you could have prevented it ? |
| 7 | It was an unfortunate choice : Amelia was puzzled to read of the happenings of her non-existent family in Bideford and wrote back to her supposed ‘ sister ’ denying the relationship . |
| 8 | It has been encouraging to read of both parents and teachers objecting to this because of their belief in the Word of God . |
| 9 | Those who live around me in Grand Lodge 's two largest provinces , East and West Lancashire ( where 15% of the country 's 320,000 masons live ) , would be horrified to read of their Craft 's occult and pagan links . |
| 10 | I was distressed to read of the imminent closing of Punch . |
| 11 | I 'm sorry to read of the Harlequin deaths … but you must remember that it is an underwater jungle — even in an aquarium . |
| 12 | I WAS pleased to read of Maureen Lipman 's BAFTA award for her British Telecom TV ads . |
| 13 | It will be interesting to read of companies ' and auditors ' reactions to this proposal . |
| 14 | Sir , — It has been of great interest for me to read of small company audits in recent issues , and especially the approaches of other members . |
| 15 | IT WAS heartening to read of the bosses who cut their own pay to help their business survive . |
| 16 | I WAS impressed by Billy McKenna 's powerful article , ‘ Pushing up the daffodils in Brazil ’ and horrified — even as an Amnesty International member of some years ' standing — to read of the brutality meted out to Antonio Gilvan da Cruz and others . |
| 17 | readers should have the chance to read of the project 's progress . |
| 18 | I might not get a chance this week to read of the collapse of reason , of the loneliness of standing for something . |
| 19 | At a time when graduates are finding that academic success is not an automatic open sesame to the job market — a recent advertisement for a relatively junior clerical/admin post at the University produced a crop of graduate applications , including at least one First Class Honours graduate — it is heartwarming to read of a Nottingham man whose business and his hobby stem directly from his campus experience . |
| 20 | ‘ I was very much saddened to read of the death of Dr H. H. Lucas in the NG ( Autumn 1991 ) . |
| 21 | Thank you for the recent newsletter from Convocation ; it is always interesting to read of the changes and developments taking place . |
| 22 | To read of the confrontations between newspaper owners and their staff , or rather the unions which represent them , you might think that this technology was a recent phenomenon . |
| 23 | The British Lions were amused to read of the plight of referee Steve McNally when they picked up the local paper in Paihia before the first match of their New Zealand tour . |
| 24 | It was sad to read of the death of Michael Seely , racing correspondent of The Times , who lost the fight against a serious illness earlier this week . |
| 25 | AS a long-standing supporter of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra , I am delighted to hear that it will be playing at the closing concert of this year 's Edinburgh Festival , and to read of its recent resounding success in Prague under Libor Pesek . |
| 26 | It was sad to read of Peter 's problem , but as you say , he will probably grow out of it . |