Example sentences of "[is] [pron] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A glowing profile by a local journalist of the time said : ‘ There 's nothing of the ruthless businessman in him . |
| 2 | ‘ It 's nothing of the sort , ’ she snorted . |
| 3 | With what a masterly skill is everyone of the varying tints displayed . |
| 4 | What has failed in them is Eros ; wherever erotic stirring in them seems to be new , it is nothing of the sort but a reminiscence of a stir that once was . |
| 5 | It is nothing of the sort : however often houseguests at Balmoral may find themselves entrapped into games of charades after dinner , they retire to bed secure in the knowledge that a staff of 120 is plenty large enough to provide each couple with their personal footman and maid . |
| 6 | Cut glass was what is now called crystal , though it is nothing of the kind , and it has advantages apart from being elegant . |
| 7 | It is nothing of the kind . |
| 8 | What we see , however , is nothing of the kind . |
| 9 | It is nothing of the sort . |
| 10 | ‘ It is nothing of the sort ! ’ his father roared back at him . |
| 11 | In actual fact it is nothing of the kind . |
| 12 | In England it has often been disputed whether there is any regional feeling and obviously there is nothing of the quasi-nationalism evident in Scotland and Wales . |
| 13 | But the New Testament writers insist with one voice that it is nothing of the kind . |
| 14 | Though his kin , servants , and three former benefices were remembered dutifully enough , there is nothing of the wider , political world where he had made his fortune , scarcely more of his own diocese or even of the cathedral itself , before whose pulpit he sought burial . |
| 15 | But it is , to my mind , a much more dangerous and insidious type of fiction than Dallas for it poses as an exercise in statutory construction , when in fact it is nothing of the sort . |
| 16 | Theda is nothing of the sort . ’ |
| 17 | This is nothing of the sort . |
| 18 | It is nothing of the sort . |
| 19 | It pretends to be about local government when it is nothing of the sort . |
| 20 | 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 ? |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | There 's plenty of the crash , bang and wallop . |
| 23 | And it 's which of the expenditure bands would you be in ? |
| 24 | There is none of the restless westwardness of the US . |
| 25 | Graduations on the side of the cylinder show him exactly how much chemical has been sucked out , and there is none of the fuss of using a measuring jug . |
| 26 | When the driver pushes the throttle button or puts his foot on the pedal , there is none of the usual mechanical linkage there to swing into action . |
| 27 | So there is none of the relief of a true unburdening , and the discussion of problems that characterises the homecoming of someone to a companion who is close in age as well as relationship . |
| 28 | Here there is none of the numbing of awareness characteristic of plain selfishness . |
| 29 | The Back Bowls have only two main lifts so there is none of the mechanical clanking that blights so many resorts . |
| 30 | The answer is none of the above ; in a time of magic and mystery they wield mighty spells ( well it works for Sooty ) . |