Example sentences of "[indef pn] of a [noun] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Assimilation creates something of a problem for phoneme theory ; when , for example , in ‘ good ’ becomes in the context ‘ … girl ’ ( ) or in the context ‘ … boy ’ ( ) , should we say that one phoneme has been substituted for another ? |
| 2 | After John Whibley left the Palace in 1923 the outside-left position became something of a problem for manager Edmund Goodman , but he filled it , some two years later , with a stroke of absolute genius , by obtaining the signature of George Clarke from Aston Villa . |
| 3 | This match , incidentally , was something of a warm-up for Daniel , since he immediately left to play in the final of the Surrey Postal Tournament , winning the under-18's in straight sets . |
| 4 | Thank you First class service at less than first class fares has become something of a slogan for Virgin Atlantic , but that 's put it on a collision course with big international airlines , especially British Airways . |
| 5 | There is now plenty of choice for the investor who knows what he or she wants to invest in , but there is still something of a vacuum for investors with less than £50,000 which they want to put into shares directly . |
| 6 | A bloc the West can do business with Eastern Europe has been something of a wasteland for EC investment but as Julian Bullard reports , all that is changing . |
| 7 | Those indicators to some extent point in different directions and pose something of a paradox for explanation . |
| 8 | As it happened , my father had around this time come to the end of his distinguished service at Loughborough House with the death of his employer , Mr John Silvers , and had been at something of a loss for work and accommodation . |
| 9 | The staff adored her , they found her friendly and unassuming with something of a passion for chocolates , sweets and the sugary romances of Barbara Cartland . |
| 10 | It is something of a boost for drama teachers to have someone as eminent in education as David Hargreaves taking interest in the value of drama , but if the subject is to develop we must find ways of demonstrating its worth more effectively to more such ‘ outsiders ’ . |