Example sentences of "[pers pn] [am/are] [verb] of the " in BNC.
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1 | The managers of any newly referenced modules and any packages containing them are notified of the SPR . |
2 | The managers of any newly referenced modules and any packages containing them are notified of the SPR . |
3 | I am thinking of the death of Primo Levi , an autobiographer , and by certain standards an amateur ; of the threatened death of the novelist Salman Rushdie ; and of the discovery of the fascist sympathies formerly exhibited by the literary theorist Paul de Man . |
4 | Conversely , national issues which were serious or even explosive before 1914 have receded : I am thinking of the famous ‘ Macedonian Question ’ , the Ukraine , or even the demand for the restoration of historic Poland . |
5 | ‘ I am thinking of the children of Sarajevo , of Banja Luka , of the peoples of Bosnia , ’ he said . |
6 | I am thinking of the child becoming part of a new family so that the new parents become the ‘ psychological parents ’ , and thus offer a sense of security , a sense of belonging , of being loved , until the child reaches adulthood and beyond . |
7 | Here I am thinking of the definition of race exclusively in terms of culture and identity which ties certain strands in antiracism to the position of some of the new right ideologues . |
8 | I am thinking of the current situation in Somalia and of events in eastern Europe . |
9 | A colossal number of Housing Executive dwellings in my constituency are in urgent need of renovation — I am thinking of the housing estates at Tullycarnet , Ballybeen , Groomsport , Bangor and Holyrood . |
10 | And I am speaking of the so-called infamous Gorbals . |
11 | ( I am persuaded of the untenability of Hare 's version by what Wittgenstein says in part 11 of the ‘ Brown Book ’ . |
12 | What she wo n't want to hear is that I am cured of the madness which kept me from sleeping at night and the imagination which played havoc with my peace of mind during the day . |
13 | I am reminded of the time when we were leaving Italy after a while in the Dolomites and spent all our Italian cash in the last café making a phone call , only to find that the café owner was adding a surcharge to the bill . |
14 | I am reminded of the ant who asked the centipede in what order he put his feet to the ground . |
15 | Here again I am reminded of the words uttered by a sage : ‘ The wise man seeks Perfection — only the fool would expect to find it . ’ |
16 | While on the subject of identification , I am reminded of the old lady who , many years ago , before the importation of tortoises was quite rightly banned , purchased one from our pet department . |
17 | ‘ While on the face of it seems a very simple matter to decide on , I am reminded of the complexities not so very long ago surrounding the understanding of so-called ‘ brain-death ’ . |
18 | I am reminded of the lesson I took in a school in Sylhet which I described in my first article and the way the understanding of the task helped the children to understand the English I was using . |
19 | I am reminded of the period in the 1980s when I was directly involved in the negotiations on these matters . |
20 | I am reminded of the famous poem , by Robert Southey , about the battle of Blenheim , when little Peterkin asks : ’ But what good came of it at last ? ’ |
21 | Here I am reminded of the staff in the Life & Work office and the member of Broughton-McDonald Church who never fail to respond . |
22 | I am reminded of the sincerity of your faith a faith which was the light in your your grandmother and Eunice your mother before you and which I am confident now lives in you . |
23 | That is to say , I am talking of the likes of Mr Marshall of Charleville House , or Mr Lane of Bridewood . |
24 | ‘ I 'm thinking of the sort of attitude that suggests the unemployed do too little to help themselves , that if only you have determination and drive you can get on in the world . ’ |
25 | I 'm thinking of the cake — it was like a cannon-ball , was n't it ? |
26 | Ah , well then , perhaps I 'm thinking of the word in a different way to you , because pathos to me means tender . |
27 | I 'm thinking of the hired killer of Yatton solicitor 's wife , Shirley Rendell , a few years ago . |
28 | I 'm thinking of the price before the painting . |
29 | ‘ Of course I 'm thinking of the bottle stall for the Christmas bazaar , ’ said Sister Dew virtuously , tucking the little bottles into her bag . |
30 | I know we 've got it on this actually so , but I 'm thinking of the course reps . |