Example sentences of "[pron] [is] [pron] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | You will have about one second — which is plenty of time — in which to read the name . |
| 2 | It 's perhaps worth pointing out that for some inexplicable reason , BMG has decided not to provide individual tracks for each of the movements which is something of a disadvantage in a work like the Webern . |
| 3 | The search for such a planet has proved unsuccessful — which is something of a mystery , because a planet of that size should be reasonably easy to find . |
| 4 | Since this does not exist , the next best , in a UNIX environment , is the troff style of embedded mark-up , which is something of a de facto UNIX standard . |
| 5 | Universally used , especially at planting time — which is something of a hoot , as it needs a long and involved bacterial breakdown process for the phosphate to become available for plant uptake . |
| 6 | In spite of the unlikeness of Kant 's approach and that of utilitarianism , one of the foremost moral philosophers of our time , R.M. Hare , has developed a moral philosophy which is something of a synthesis of them . |
| 7 | I have done hardly any work , except keep this Diary up to date for a week , which is something of a record for me ! |
| 8 | And there 's a bit of rheumatism in my right shoulder and arm which is something of a nuisance . |
| 9 | The chap would have been sitting there motionless with nobody drawing him which is something of a waste of time . ’ |
| 10 | if they 're saying there are no restrictions , cos they can not , they simply can not give there good clearance if there was something which is something of a restriction of competition , they must give exemption , they have no jurisdiction to do anything else , if they look at a clause and say |
| 11 | A lively international restaurant which is lots of fun , with laser lights , bubble machines , and message scanner relaying messages to customers . |
| 12 | I do n't think it 's a er maybe it 's because the background , I think , I 'm just trying to make up my mind why it loses a bit of interest , and I think what happens is , that the background being , having all this foliage which is lots of light pouring on er , all this sort of twiggery round here is er picking up lots of highlights and that tends to detract from the fairly plain shapes and smooth surfaces of the gourds . |
| 13 | ‘ Anneka 's extremely sad , but she 's something of an optimist by nature and hopes very much that there will be a reconciliation , ’ said Mr Capper . |
| 14 | No sisters until mother got married again , and me sister as I call her now , she 's me of course my half sister , Jessie , she was born I 'd be about seventeen cos she did n't get married till after the First World War , remarried me step-father was in the forces and he fought , he actually fought in the Boer War so he was a a soldier in the Boer War and in what we call the Great War , nineteen fourteen to nineteen eighteen , but er I had a misfortune to lose the brother next to me , Frank , which he had what was common in those days tubercular trouble , tubercular tuberculosis affected the bowels , see he died in , on August the fourth nineteen eighteen in the old infirmary that now classed as the Manor Hospital , but that was the old infirmary cos we there was no widow 's pension in those days , our mother was a bridle stitcher and she used to do have an old fashioned clamp , have you ever seen the clamps that are leather , th tha they held them , the leather , she used to stitch bridles at home , we used to help her with waxing the threads have a leather apron and a bit of wax and pull the wax over the thread , and then roll it round till it was strong enough to thread it , we used to make the threads for her to er stitch the bridles . |
| 15 | From Seles down , the list of competitors reads like a who 's who of international tennis players . |
| 16 | Through the years his house and garden have hosted a who 's who of gardening . |
| 17 | The personnel present at this session ( about which there is some doubt ) reads like a who 's who of jazz : Parker ( alto sax ) , Miles Davis , Dizzy Gillespie ( trumpets ) , Sadik Hakim and/or Bud Powell ( piano ) , Curly Russell ( double bass ) and Max Roach ( drums ) . |
| 18 | In fact , it really is a who 's who of international canoe touring . |
| 19 | In terms of individual connections , with the exception of Mosley and some of his personal lieutenants , the membership of the NL included a galaxy of anti-semitic and pro-nazi notables , a veritable who 's who of the fascist political fringe . |
| 20 | Its guest-list read like a who 's who of the great and the good . |
| 21 | The who 's who of the business world is in town this week and many a deal will be struck between races . |
| 22 | Festival is delighted to welcome to the Guinness Spot that legendary clarinettist Peanuts Hucko , whose career reads like a who 's who of jazz luminaries . |
| 23 | Sharon is a cordon bleu trained cook and provides an excellent five-course table d'hôte menu whilst Attilio , who is something of an amateur but enthusiastic wine expert , will advise you on a suitable choice of wine . |
| 24 | Galway Plate winner The Gooser runs for Paddy Mullins who had n't a great record in the race while Arthur Moore who is something of a specialist in the other Liverpool races ca n't have very high hopes of New Mill House . |
| 25 | Life itself is something of a mystery . |
| 26 | There 's plenty of products to help you beat the leaks and protect your outdoor gear |
| 27 | But there 's plenty of seat adjustment and the driving position is faultless . |
| 28 | ‘ Well , sit down then , there 's plenty of room . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ There 's plenty of time . |
| 30 | Then in case she had given an impression that London was not as good as here , she added , ‘ But there 's plenty of cabs . ’ |