Example sentences of "[pron] of a [adj] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The privilege of addressing the House on a Friday morning and of winning the ballot to present a private Member 's motion is , however , something of a mixed blessing for hon. Members like myself who represent constituencies a long way from London . |
| 2 | It was something of a turning point for the Prince too . |
| 3 | It is something of a red-letter day for Dwyer — his 51st international in his 51st year . |
| 4 | There is , after all , something of a biblical precedent for this point of view ; if the Church can not husband its talents wisely , its spiritual harvest will be correspondingly small . |
| 5 | The outcome of the elections was something of a personal reverse for President George Bush , whose popularity rating had plummeted following what was perceived as his indecisiveness in the recent budget crisis and the abandonment of his pledge not to raise taxes . |
| 6 | Logix ‘ 92 , cast as a spring-time showpiece for Logitek Distribution Ltd 's Unix reseller initiative , has turned out to be something of a damp squib for the Slough , Berkshire-based outfit . |
| 7 | He made something of a jovial name for downright failure : a big , heavy man ( probably seventeen stone ) , he barely averaged more than four runs an innings and he took only eight wickets in his long but profoundly uneventful playing career . |
| 8 | The mid-'70s are now seen as something of a cultural wasteland for rock and it is no exaggeration to say that Wednesday 's NME was the highlight of the musical week for a generation . |
| 9 | After a fine spring , the summer of 1980 became a big disappointment and the weather reached something of a soggy climax for the fifth Test at Headingley . |
| 10 | The family continued to play a significant part in Anglo-French affairs : in January 1317 , Jean , sire de Fiennes , wrote to Edward II as his loyal vassal in Ponthieu , informing him of a rumoured scheme for the partition of the kingdom of France on the death of Louis X. His motive was not entirely altruistic , for Fiennes was a chief ally and supporter of the rebellious Robert of Artois , and hoped for English aid in the form of ships with which to enter Calais and St Omer . |