Example sentences of "[noun sg] [is] [pron] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The string quartet on this EMI disc promises at first to be an effective and not unoriginal exercise in the expressionist tradition , but the end result is something of a disappointment . |
| 2 | The result is lots of drawings , pen-and-wash and pastels , some of which are on show at Kirkleatham Museum in an exhibition which ends on Monday . |
| 3 | One of the questions that does spring to mind is which of these three people have an I Q er four times their chest size , is it A I ca n't remember the woman , erm with a thirty two inch chest B I ca n't remember , Jane Mansfield with a forty three inch chest |
| 4 | Indeed ‘ the whole piece is something of a dream ’ ( Hugo Young , The Guardian , 21 June 1988 ) , in which ‘ you could n't take a single thing seriously ’ ( according to Pearce ) because ‘ any resemblance between it and the world of 1988 is due to administrative oversight ’ ( Patrick Stoddart , The Sunday Times , 26 June 1988 ) . |
| 5 | Multiprotocol is something of a misnomer — currently only TCP/IP and SNA are supported , although there is a promise to extend it to Open Systems Interconnection in the future . |
| 6 | Nevertheless , from brain to bowel is something of a comedown for the endogenous opiates . |
| 7 | The Ann Cam Citizen is lots of good consumer items . |
| 8 | It seems likely that a well-recalled ad is something of a bonus to a brand , but little more than that . |
| 9 | With what a masterly skill is everyone of the varying tints displayed . |
| 10 | Snow Blizzard is something of a quirky character but would win Lingfield 's mile and a half Taurus Handicap if adapting to the all weather surface . |
| 11 | What might otherwise be a dry debate on science policy has raised a hue and cry among the American public , for the issue is which of the 70000 chemicals on the market may cause cancer . |
| 12 | A key question is which of the existing ITV companies will win back their contracts — and what happens to their programmes if they do n't ? |
| 13 | Equally , recovery of his medical records may establish that his ability to play golf with a low handicap before the accident is something of an over-statement ! |
| 14 | What you do in town is none of my business . ' |
| 15 | ‘ If the shopkeeper wants to sell and I want buy , what business is it of anyone else ? ’ |
| 16 | What business is it of the State if someone now wishes to be known as a woman , where previously she was considered a man ? |
| 17 | ‘ What business is it of yours ? ’ de Craon heatedly replied . |
| 18 | What business is it of mine , anyway ? |
| 19 | " What business is it of yours to make insinuations against me , I 'd like to know , eh ? |
| 20 | And what business is it of yours how I feel about Jonathan ? ’ |
| 21 | What the hell business is it of theirs ? |
| 22 | I asked , meaning : What business is it of mine ? |
| 23 | What business is it of yours ? ’ |
| 24 | The professions in psychiatry are not convinced of the therapeutic advantages of the move to the community , hence the suggestion from within that fraternity that rehabilitation is something of a myth . |
| 25 | This other stuff is none of my business . |
| 26 | Wringe further argues that the picture of the active citizen heavily engaged in voluntary service is something of a contradiction . |
| 27 | This boot is something of a rarity , a women only model , specially designed for the female of the species . |
| 28 | Might not the Buddha have been saying that the self is none of these constituents , nor all of them in combination , but something other , something that owns , uses and directs these faculties ? |
| 29 | In the same term it was resolved by the two Chief Justices , Chief Baron , and Baron Altham , upon conference betwixt the Lords of the Privy Council and them , that the King by his proclamation can not create any offence which was not an offence before , for then he may alter the law of the land by his proclamation in a high point ; for if he may create an offence where none is , upon that ensues fine and imprisonment : also the law of England is divided into three parts , common law , statute law , and custom ; but the King 's proclamation is none of them : also malum aut eat malum in se , aut prohibitum , that which is against common law is malum in se , malum prohibitum is such an offence as is prohibited by Act of Parliament , and not by proclamation . |
| 30 | What you do when you 're out of that station is none of his business . ’ |