English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "Of" in Example Sentences
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21174	It's cold. It was foolish of you not to bring your coat.	CK
66942	It's quite absurd of you to tell her that sort of thing.	CM
53093	Jack explained to me how to change the wheel of the car.	CK
52561	John wanted to be completely independent of his parents.	Swift
898493	Just as he was getting the hang of things, he got fired.	CK
681465	Kangaroos have a strange method of carrying their young.	Source_VOA
240396	Light travels at a velocity of 186,000 miles per second.	CM
1647969	Lonesome George was the last giant tortoise of his kind.	Spamster
3172018	Many happy returns to all who bear the name of a flower!	PaulP
2121062	Many of the victims either burnt to death or suffocated.	Arobaz
2953217	Mary took her phone out of her purse and took a picture.	CK
21916	Mastering a foreign language involves a lot of patience.	Eldad
1059838	Men believe that discussing problems is a waste of time.	Scott
1133534	More than half of the residents are opposed to the plan.	CK
2142713	Most of the food we buy in supermarkets is overpackaged.	Dreamk33
320815	Mother has been sick in bed since the end of last month.	CM
29281	Much of London was destroyed in the seventeenth century.	CM
318593	My business is at a standstill because of the recession.	CM
325652	My parents tried to convert me to their way of thinking.	CK
251593	My secretary has a good command of the English language.	CK
322326	My sister has a good command of both English and French.	CK
3127987	My suggestion is that you not give Tom any kind of gift.	CK
667924	Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it.	CK
903355	No one noticed her absence until the end of the meeting.	CK
47014	Not till then did I realize the danger of the situation.	CM
21722	Nuclear weapons may bring about the annihilation of man.	NekoKanjya
970776	One's point of view depends on the point where one sits.	zipangu
41727	Our sphere of influence has expanded so much since then.	CM
239084	Please wait until we get the results of the examination.	CM
804040	President Grant had to give up any hope of a third term.	Source_VOA
20009	She attended the meeting at the request of the chairman.	CK
821139	She came to my defence when I was accused of plagiarism.	Swift
308794	She has a bad habit of talking a long time on the phone.	CK
312981	She has no chances of coming in contact with foreigners.	CM
310482	She is always complaining of her husband's small salary.	CK
1343756	She is basing her research on the results of the survey.	Chrikaru
314745	She saved her baby's life at the risk of losing her own.	CK
1010113	She thought of a good way to make money on the Internet.	AOCinJAPAN
317291	She took advantage of her paid vacation and went skiing.	Swift
315717	She turned away in horror at the sight of so much blood.	CM
264815	She was hurt to find that nobody took any notice of her.	CK
317367	She will arrive in Tokyo at the beginning of next month.	CK
823666	Shizuko composed a poem about the change of the seasons.	JimBreen
3060762	Suppose we go to the movies tonight instead of tomorrow?	sharptoothed
322397	Take one tablet a day until all of the medicine is gone.	CK
45422	Taking care of the boy is a great drain on her energies.	CM
68282	That car salesman was a pretty off the wall kind of guy.	CM
274265	That company is doing very well in terms of total sales.	CM
1490393	The American Civil War is the central theme of the book.	niceguydave
328038	The Ariake Sea is one of the biggest tidelands in Japan.	CM