Example sentences of "[conj] that of [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 All these prevalence rates were strikingly increased when compared to matched non-diabetic controls except that of hypercholesterolaemia in males .
2 This is the story of one man who , at 80 , still works a 50-hour week despite having retired from all Samaritan offices except that of Founder , and who still cares ‘ very passionately about human suffering , and would like to continue to do something to alleviate it , on however modest a scale ’ .
3 His eyes were closed as he perceived pleasure from all of his senses , except that of sight .
4 Outsole patterns have multiplied without much user benefit , except that of weight reduction .
5 Nevertheless there was one event of this year which seemed to lift such worries front him , and to help cure all his infirmities except that of age .
6 There were too many locked doors — all those leading to the street , tame excuses by the staff , brief interviews with Penumbra who claimed she was so busy and that of course Zambia could go out once she was sure SHe was well enough .
7 And that of course also accounted for the fact that there was no book in Webbs ' window .
8 Greg had first read it as ‘ Homosexual ’ , and that of course was the joke .
9 Section 1(3) originally defined " dependant " as ( i ) the wife or husband of the deceased ; ( ii ) any person who is a parent or grandparent of the deceased ; ( iii ) any person who is a child or grandchild of the deceased ; and ( iv ) any person who is , or is the issue of , a brother , sister , uncle or aunt of the deceased ( and that of course is wide enough to include nephews , nieces and cousins ) .
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