Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] be [adv] of [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Soon , however , he realized that it was neither of these . |
| 2 | It seems likely that it was neither of these nearest agnates , and that it was an heir from outside the family . |
| 3 | And then she knew , quite suddenly , that it was neither of these things . |
| 4 | It is important of course that the field varies as 1/r2 in that case , and it is also of some use to know the formula for the capacitance of a spherical capacitor but you can work that out yourself if you are interested . |
| 5 | But it was neither of these things . |
| 6 | They assume that the natural world has an independent existence of its own , which is as it is regardless of those who are studying it , and which is governed by laws which can be discovered by the research scientist if only the right methods can be developed . |