Example sentences of "i [vb past] of [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I heard of this place and felt interested , ’ she informed him with truth , or at least part truth . |
| 2 | oh yes , but not in the ordinary er there was a huge place , where you could put tables all round the tables , you see , and , and er it was a and er I liked it , I , when they were busy , you see , I used to , especially if they had an order for these hundreds of cups of tea , er , you see , I used to go down and give a hand then , I used to like it , you see , somebody would give a shout and I would come down from the office and and left them anyway and then er I heard of this job . |
| 3 | I thought well after ten years , I thought , well I want I still want to get on and erm so I heard of this job down at Cambridge Station as Assistant Manageress at the Refreshment Rooms , you see , and er it was n't quite the same because er at Ipswich , you see , although the Catering Manager 's office er my work was office work and typing you know general thing and er because he was away most of the day , most days , because of er er the ten stations er from stretching as I say from Chelmsford , Witham , Marks Tey , Colchester and er I think it was Clacton and er and Manningtree and er I think , I do n't know Manningtree and Ipswich of course and er then er Bury St Edmunds and , and that 's it and I am not sure whether you went to Newmarket or whether to Ca whether to Cambridge now Newmarket but er , you see , so the days went on and we worked every other Sunday and of course I know things were a lot cheaper then but you see the pay was n't , was n't very good . |
| 4 | I knew of another man who dealt in them . |
| 5 | ‘ Every time I dreamed of this place , ’ Adam said . |
| 6 | The more I thought of that midnight face , the more intelligent and charming it became ; and it seemed too to have had a breeding , a fastidiousness , a delicacy , that attracted me as fatally as the local fishermen 's lamps attracted fish on moonless nights . |
| 7 | Such nice somebody and then I thought of ah I thought of that door yes all right let's |
| 8 | At first I thought of these ideas as jewels formed in a matrix of rock like a diamond or like a fragile vase fired in a kiln at Ching-Te-Chin — an emperor 's gift . |
| 9 | I thought of several things to say to him , but nothing sounded right . |
| 10 | Then I thought of another question — just as Mala asked it . |
| 11 | But where I thought of this part of the game as the worst , Ken positively savoured it . |
| 12 | I thought of this hyla as the nymph Echo , a dryad , an invisible sweet voice . |
| 13 | That really made me smile when I thought of this rock'n'roll preamp being used in that situation . |
| 14 | I thought of this killer out on the empty , wild moor , and I felt more and more uncomfortable about my surroundings . |
| 15 | I bought of these scallops up there this week Bet . |
| 16 | I ca n't recall as to the exact time when I learned of that instruction , but I was aware that the instruction had been given |
| 17 | Will the Minister ensure that his Department keeps me advised of all developments relating to that sad event ? |
| 18 | Please keep me informed of any developments in your plans . |