Example sentences of "[n mass] have [adv] [vb pp] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | In INDONESIA 95% of women know about family planning , but less than 25% have ever heard of immunization or oral rehydration , both vital aids to preventing child deaths . |
| 2 | ‘ I never knew th 'd even heard of the Quakers , ’ Jess said . |
| 3 | My parents were fond of travel , and they 'd brought me on a trip , long before people had even heard of package holidays . |
| 4 | One of the youngest brigadiers in the British Army ; deputy chairman of the Conservative Party ; chairman of a major insurance company ; Warden of Winchester College — these are all solid achievements , but it is safe to guess that until this trial started most people had never heard of him . |
| 5 | Half the local people had never heard of it . |
| 6 | Food in the supermarkets , for example — we 're now quite used to all sorts of delicacies that most British people had never heard of in the '70s . |
| 7 | people had hitherto talked of the aftermath of nuclear bombing as ‘ catastrophic ’ ; he introduced the concept of ‘ acceptable damage ’ . |
| 8 | I just thought of it as learning what other people have already thought of a subject … physics seemed so much more dynamic somehow . |
| 9 | People have long dreamed of an egalitarian society , a society in which all members are equal . |
| 10 | This was April 2nd , when Philip Morris admitted that one of the world 's most powerful ( and profitable ) brands was losing out to cheaper cigarettes most people have never heard of . |
| 11 | But , ’ said Dierdriu , ‘ that is only one of many legends , and people have always talked of a great and mighty ruler who will appear from the ranks of the ordinary people and lead Ireland to greatness . ’ |