Example sentences of "[noun] be something " in BNC.
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| 1 | In looking back at the department 's achievements , one has to accept that reorganisation which Judy and Simon have already referred to , has because of its sheer scale and impact on N C V O been something of an abiding preoccupation over the past twelve to eighteen months . |
| 2 | If you refuse to buy it from Brazil , tropical timber , their exports are something in the region of between 3 to 5 percent of their . |
| 3 | I said something to that effect , in a churlish tone — manners are something else we have not learnt at that age . |
| 4 | With the passage of time , however , the owning institutions have themselves grown to the point where the costs and risks are something they can manage for themselves , at which point the freedom and other advantages of sole ownership have taken over . |
| 5 | In the United States , A.J. Foyt and Al Unser are something of national heroes as a result of their exploits in the world of Chevvys and Thunderbirds . |
| 6 | Er and in theory terms , primary reinforcers are something which meets biological needs , like food is a primary reinforcer , okay ? |
| 7 | — Tim Loughton , of Battersea ‘ Now my name 's Binge and I like a party , but these parties are something else again . ’ |
| 8 | For the diminutive Andy — people often wonder how he hauls around the pro bags that stand as high as him — the triumphs he has shared with Nick Faldo are something of a fulfilment of his own ambition of winning the titles himself : he started as a tournament professional with dreams of a major championship before realizing he would not make the grade as a pro , and so took up the bag instead of the club . |
| 9 | Her live performances are something to behold , her low , sweet voice shifting from English to a passionate , rhythmic Español , her words capturing contemporary moments as brilliantly as Kodachrome snapshots . |
| 10 | The failures in the Savings and Loans industry are something that is of global significance in terms of public interest . |
| 11 | But those three months are something Leslie will always be thankful for as it was in France that they diagnosed the toxoplasmosis so early . |
| 12 | I think parental anxieties are something with which one must have great sympathy because very often the anxiety is not so much an anxiety about the child , it 's an anxiety about the parent . |
| 13 | I think parental anxieties are something with which one must have great sympathy because very often the anxiety is not so much an anxiety about the child , it 's an anxiety about the parent . |
| 14 | It would seem fair to conclude that while for the bulk of the population Hitler 's image was no doubt related in an abstract fashion to finding a ‘ solution to the Jewish Question ’ , this was an issue which people either gave little thought to or deliberately turned their minds from , and that , correspondingly , Hitler 's public attacks on the Jews were something absorbed with little deliberation , forming no central part in explaining either the high peaks of his popularity or the collapse of the ‘ Führer myth ’ in the last years of the war . |
| 15 | Prisoners flexible enough to develop new goals also seem to cope better , even if those goals were something along the lines of becoming the world record holder for the number of consecutive push ups . |
| 16 | Baths were something which caused continual problems . |
| 17 | I 'd heard that American Music Club were something wonderful , but when I saw them at the Grand in Clapham recently , I was n't that impressed . |
| 18 | ‘ The Hell Fire Club were something of a social embarrassment at the time . |
| 19 | They feel the fighting is justified because their religion is something worth supporting and fighting for because if everybody just accepted what the other said then no-one would have the right to choose and end up with a dictatorship where one person is saying what they believe in and nobody fights back so everybody would end up having to agree . |
| 20 | Religion is something solid for people to lean on . |
| 21 | This is something coldly impersonal , whereas the essence of real association is something much more intimate and interesting . |
| 22 | Moreover , whatever your age , circumstances and financial resources , taking stock is something which must be done from time to time — it is the first step in making decisions . |
| 23 | So a delusion is something that people insist on believing , erm , no matter what . |
| 24 | Clearly , the American Express Card is something you should n't be without . |
| 25 | Phonetic script is something that people usually , fills people with horror , so do n't worry about it . |
| 26 | Of course , isolation is something to which the rural working population , particularly in the upland areas , has long been accustomed . |
| 27 | After all , your wedding ring is something you will wear for the rest of your life . |
| 28 | But planetary consciousness is something I definitely do believe in , in that I believe the planet is an organism in itself |
| 29 | ‘ It 's strange , and I just hope younger players do n't see it as an example that international football is something you retire from early . ’ |
| 30 | And the sense of speed is something deaf-blind people can really appreciate . ’ |