Example sentences of "[noun] of [pron] is [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The great red bulk of what is popularly known as the ‘ Caley ’ Hotel , dominates the West End . |
| 2 | The field is a specialised one and the study of it is still producing refinements of previous discoveries . |
| 3 | It should be emphasised , however , that although in a sense Spinoza recommends the ethical precepts he endorses to each of us as what we will accept if we act with a view to our own best interest , these best interests are conceived in a way which is very far removed from the goals of what is commonly called egoism . |
| 4 | Twelve kilometres to the north-east of it is somewhere better : Sauveterre-de-Béarn , an interesting old place sat up above the Gave d'Oloron . |
| 5 | The effect of what is now sections 128 of the Act is that if particulars of such rights are not set out either in the memorandum or articles , or in a resolution or agreement ( a copy of which has to be sent to the Registrar under section 380 ) they must be given in a statement , in the prescribed form , sent to the Registrar within a month of allotment of the shares . |
| 6 | I think these proposals not only are a way forward but also in light of what is actually happening in the area of Highfields with er the high numbers of unemployment , with the high rate of people underachieving in education I think for the last two and a half years there has been no clear guidelines or structure that has systematically brought about any results in the two centres to move forward where people have lost out by this issue being bureaucratic and a political football that 's being kicked about and I think it 's about time where we now have cross party consensus that we move positively forward and work towards these proposals . |
| 7 | That itself is some forty million pounds below the association of Welsh counties assessment of what is actually needed to meet the needs of the community and it is in any event not available for general spending . |
| 8 | In most cases it is also useful to develop a statement of the primary task of the enterprise , based on a neutral assessment of what is actually happening or is being achieved ( such as making motor cars , or providing a specified service and so on ) . |
| 9 | If it is the case that what teachers need to know , and to experience , can not be continued within the limits of available time , then either that time must be extended , or some part of what is traditionally included must be curtailed or omitted or postponed to in-service training . |
| 10 | It must be stressed , in this connection , that the ‘ poetic ’ text in question is not necessarily a part of what is normally described as poetry , but can be any form of literature that possesses aesthetic or artistic properties . |
| 11 | What occasions might be suitable , however , are not clearly apparent , and are certainly not part of what is conventionally regarded as diagnosis and/or medical decision-making . |
| 12 | Of course , my attitude may stem from my having certain beliefs , but these beliefs are not part of what is actually expressed by the sentence , and do not pertain to that which someone else must share with me , in order for it to be logically proper for him to assent to my sentence . |
| 13 | We are a high-consumption society and we have got to conserve the national resource and make sure that every part of it is effectively used . |
| 14 | It is also the more comfortable type of sprung mattress since each part of you is independently supported . |
| 15 | The major portion of the consumption of energy over the past 100 years has been due to the industrialisation of what is now called the Developed World . |
| 16 | In both cases we seem to be dealing with a subordinated racism which becomes ‘ common sense ’ as a result of its articulation through a dominant but non-racist ideology of competitive individualism — a situation which is the exact opposite of what is normally argued ! |
| 17 | At the heart of what is commonly called the Anglican tradition of church music are the cathedrals , collegiate and choral foundations and Royal Peculiars of the Church of England . |
| 18 | It involves detailed description of what is actually said and done by the participants . |
| 19 | With The Cook , The Thief , His Wife And Her Lover ( 18 ) he has made a few changes , but certain basic principles hold good : the look of everything is still turned into art history , and the meaning of everything is still turned into nothing , a nothing that sometimes seems despairing and sometimes only smug . |
| 20 | The popularity of the area , which attracts some 2000 hired boats and 3000 private craft in the summer months ( Crawford 1985 ) , is gradually causing the impoverishment of what is generally considered to be one of Britain 's most attractive wetland areas . |
| 21 | Defenders of camp and machismo point out that they are parodic critiques — in the first case of what is allegedly insulted ( femininity ) , in the second of what is allegedly aped ( masculinity ) . |
| 22 | ‘ a somewhat uncomplimentary cartoon of me is now doing the rounds at Capenhurst , ’ said John good-naturedly . |
| 23 | In 1568 Matthew Parker , Archbishop of Canterbury , published a revision of what is usually known as the Great Bible , of nearly thirty years earlier . |
| 24 | Where the results of some parts of the total business are improving and others are declining , the total figure may be an inadequate reflection of what is actually happening . |
| 25 | This is an enormous area to consider briefly because it touches on the central issue of what is sometimes called ‘ the second industrial revolution ’ and , more precisely , on the relationship between labour and technological change . |
| 26 | Unlike conquering a major peak , it is an inescapable truth that crevasses are a negative factor in the mountains , the avoidance of which is totally lacking in glamour or dinner party kudos . |
| 27 | It invariably turns out that an operator makes a series of decisions partly on the basis of what is currently displayed ( on-line information ) and partly on the basis of other material obtained from his knowledge of the system performance , his briefing and his operating instructions ( off-line information ) . |
| 28 | One of Yakovlev 's other early successes was the UT–1 ( AIR–14 ) , the unmarked prototype of which is now preserved in the museum . |
| 29 | Herta starts to breathe differently as we kiss ; she is always self-possessed ; every move of mine is coldly monitored . |
| 30 | A black box with silver-stamped title and logo , the lid of which is further decorated with a colour plate depicting yet another Hipgnosis-styled water illusion , once inside you are faced with an equally elaborate 112-page hardback book of pictures , lyrics and description to wade through . |