Example sentences of "[noun] [noun] [is] [pron] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Barney Edwards is something of an enigma . |
| 2 | The title Kirkby Hill Races is something of a misnomer , as it refers not to a race but to an election . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Jonathon Webb 's something of a hero in Bath . |
| 5 | But on this issue Spain is something of an exception . |
| 6 | Mr Bloomfield is something of a legend in sports publishing . |
| 7 | One of our longest contracts is at George Outram in Glasgow , publishers of the Glasgow Herald and Evening Times , where Mary Mulgrew is something of an institution . |
| 8 | Quite how a man who could not bear to hurt a living thing after seeing the damage his childhood air-rifle did to a starling could serve as defence secretary is something of an enigma . |
| 9 | Alfred Walter is something of an expert on Viennese music particularly that of the Johann Strauss era . |
| 10 | The East stand is somewhat of a boon for us ‘ traditionalists ’ who like to stand to watch our teams play … when the Leeds Bond came out one of the perks was season tickets for the new seats in the East Stand at Kop standing prices ( for then existing Kop season ticket holders ) which is/was 180 quid . |
| 11 | The Ann Cam Citizen is lots of good consumer items . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | What the hell business is it of theirs ? |
| 14 | But in this particular lesson the decision structure is something of a mirage , for as we have already pointed out at this stage the situation is not real enough for these children to be making anything but a superficial gesture — going through the motions of making a decision . |
| 15 | Chris Evans is something of a star and was a finalist in the ‘ Army Chef of the Year ’ competition in 1989 . |
| 16 | Kicking sand in the face of established practice , Jon Edgson is something of a rebel as far as interior design is concerned . |
| 17 | A Music Hall sling from 1890s , introduced by the Irish comedians O'Connor and Brady , had probably first popularised the word : How it came to be adopted by , and applied to , youthful street gangs is something of a mystery . |
| 18 | Mister C is something of a godsend for the British press . |