He was going to be dead of the heat before long.

He was dead, of course, so you could see through him.

By dead of night this would be a small world all its own.

They were all dead, of course, before we got there.

His wife wasn't dead, of course, but she was always there.

Within the year, at age 62, he was dead of heart problems.

Perhaps because he would not be dead of old age now.

The ones who couldn't learn it were mostly dead now, and too many of their friends with them.

Within hours, the woman is dead of a heart attack.

So he spoke, but the man was already dead of pain and fear.