Example sentences of "[det] of [adj] is [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Each of these is sufficiently significant to repay study in its own right , and some are an essential preliminary to understanding catalogues , indexes and shelf arrangement of stock in libraries . |
| 2 | Each of these is lexically distinct , in that it has , for instance , different typical contrasts ( e.g. long-sleeved for ( a ) and nude for ( b ) ) , and the two readings are called forth by different types of context . |
| 3 | Much of this is completely avoidable . |
| 4 | Much of this is surprisingly consistent with the writings of Marx . |
| 5 | Much of this is as amusing as it is absurd . |
| 6 | Much of this is undoubtedly true but perhaps not true enough to justify the industries springing up all over the country offering simplistic solutions like food supplements and gymnasia . |
| 7 | Although much of this is very funny , the laughter is decidedly uneasy , for death is almost always present . |
| 8 | All of that is very exciting . ’ |
| 9 | All of this is broadly true . |
| 10 | All of this is both sensible and encouraging . |
| 11 | All of this is very relevant and important when considering why some places became towns and perhaps why a castle was built in a particular place , but it is not so relevant to people in an agricultural community whose main consideration would be disposition of the local resources . |
| 12 | All of this is very unlikely , unless you happened to be lucky enough to attend a reasonably progressive school . |
| 13 | According to current theories , all of this is entirely predictable , depending solely upon the distance the Earth is from the Sun . |
| 14 | The shock of all of this is so great that she might well lose her health . |
| 15 | If all of this is totally untrue , football needs to appoint a top class public relations officer to try and paint the game in a better light . |
| 16 | All of this is totally incomprehensible to the woman , who wants unification as soon as possible . |
| 17 | Any of these is quite traumatic enough to cause long-lasting and damaging effects upon the mind of the child and yet each event simply ‘ happened ’ and there was no way that those caring for the child could have prevented it . |
| 18 | ‘ Okay , but most of this is just memorised stuff . |
| 19 | Now most of this is completely predictable to the point of boredom , ritualistic knockabout . |