Example sentences of "[adj] of [noun] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Singularly foolish of Mother to leave it lying around . ’ |
| 2 | Cermait said , rather huffily , that it was a well-known fact that even an acorn-full of poteen sent you fast asleep , and Fintan gave vent to a derisive hoot . |
| 3 | As long ago as Plato it was believed , ‘ if a person be guilty of impiety let him be punished with death . ’ |
| 4 | Dave said : ‘ It 's hypocritical of Dixons to sack us . |
| 5 | Even the most honest of men find it surprisingly easy , through the film of time , to recall their own actions quite differently from the way in which objective evidence makes it clear they in fact occurred . |
| 6 | It was rotten of George to ask them . |
| 7 | You can tell that Arthur Parker , head of IBM UK 's Enterprise Systems division , is getting heartily sick of journalists asking him about downsizing : ‘ If I only read the papers and did n't know my subject I would believe that the vast majority of large corporations are desperate to move applications off the mainframe — and that is rubbish ’ he says . |
| 8 | In an interview with Just Seventeen magazine , Kylie said : ‘ I 'm sick of people saying I 'm ripping Madonna off . |
| 9 | She was wretchedly conscious of Rohan watching her , his brows drawn together in frowning concentration . |
| 10 | She flushed as she became conscious of Silas watching her pour the tea , but suddenly she noticed him scowl as his attention was caught by Doreen 's voice , which could be clearly heard . |
| 11 | It was stupid of Lee to let him escape . |
| 12 | She heard the key turn in the lock and a fear that was just short of primitive assailed her . |
| 13 | We ran short of numbers to do it if you like , from seven thirty to twelve initially , in terms of the original count and the original people when they 'd finished their count . |
| 14 | Under his bed he had a complete medicine chest , full of stuff given him by a veterinary friend in Palm Beach . |
| 15 | It was here for example that Ian and Mick discovered the Caterers ' Club , and full of enthusiasm took me there one grey afternoon after the pubs shut . |
| 16 | He said the studio was full of things to show her . |
| 17 | And then the bucket too which has been kept full of water to keep it from expanding and leaking which otherwise it would do . |
| 18 | Full of vexation come I , with complaint Against my child , my daughter Hermia … |
| 19 | Full of Vexation come I , and Complaint , Against my Child , my Daughter Hermia … |
| 20 | The sight of Fred and Daisy after the first night added to his nerve , and he scooped the skeletal Peaseblossom out of a dressing-room full of tulle to take her out to dinner with them . |
| 21 | The critic David Thomson thought Schlesinger , ‘ too sloppy an artist to let Ratso emerge as less than adorable , but Hoffman was probably capable of nastiness had he been trusted . ’ |
| 22 | And she thought : ‘ It was very kind of Peter to give me half of his engine . |
| 23 | Scarlet thought first that this sentiment could be attributable to Barbs , then that , in view of her own lack of a career , it was insensitive of Brian to mention it and then that he had said it out of spite . |
| 24 | The management of corporate culture is expensive of time to do it — the endless meetings that people participate in . |
| 25 | Beresina and Stalingrad are burning in the east ; the dead of Stalingrad adjure us … |
| 26 | As he stared down at his half-empty glass Billy became aware of Freddie watching him closely and he looked up at the schemer suddenly , fixing him with a cold stare . |
| 27 | She was vaguely aware of Curtis covering her with a travelling rug , then she was fast asleep , lulled by the steady drone of the engine and the comfortable warmth of the car 's interior . |
| 28 | NIGEL MANSELL confirmed last night that he is aware of moves to buy him out of his Indy Car racing contract and sensationally persuade him to stay in Formula One next year . |
| 29 | She was heart-stoppingly aware of Niall watching her from the doorway , a glimmer of something she could n't fathom in his blue eyes . |
| 30 | They have not got many choices open to them , and they are also very aware of people judging them as mothers because of their age , and feel that they constantly have to prove themselves . |