Example sentences of "[pron] of a [noun] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was something of a contrast at the Oval . |
| 2 | The establishing of national assemblies in Scotland and Wales and of regional assemblies in England could serve to stimulate a feeling of national identity at these levels , but this would still leave something of a lacuna at the United Kingdom level . |
| 3 | The losses sustained by the Scottish nobility left something of a vacuum at the centre of Scottish politics , and the king , in captivity in England , lacked the means to make his will felt in government . |
| 4 | She was something of a celebrity at the Egon Schultz School . |
| 5 | I was friendly with one of the local farmers , and I had in mind on one of our " stand-downs " to run a small flock of sheep through the Lion , I would , of course he dressed in ancient drover gear and had no doubt that it would cause something of a riot at the Lion . |
| 6 | Richard Holmes was something of an expert at the game , but he ended up as a down-and-out by the end . |
| 7 | In view of what I am about to relate , it would not be proper of me to identify the manoeuvre any more precisely , though you may well guess which one I am alluding to if I say that it caused something of an uproar at the time , adding significantly to the controversy the conflict as a whole was attracting . |
| 8 | Financial security became something of an issue at the beginning of the new decade . |