Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [to-vb] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The purpose of the judicial review was to dispose of the district judge 's order so as to permit the substitution by the reviewing court of a different order , still directed to the way in which the matter should proceed . |
| 2 | One way of thinking about abstract identification is to think of the output as being a statement like ‘ This is word number 538 ’ . |
| 3 | Another way of looking at tranquillizer use is to think of the following analogy : you are driving along the motorway and suddenly your car oil warning light comes on . |
| 4 | One common way is to think of the United Kingdom 's economy as a national entity where the different parts — the various industries , banks , sections of the labour force and so on — are bound together by relations and institutions which are internal and national . |
| 5 | One solution to the problem is to think of the prescribed forms of standard written English as a sort of register : a variety to be used for specific purposes ( including writing coursework essays and exam answers ) which nevertheless may not be a variety that you identify much with , by comparison with the usage of your family and friends . |
| 6 | A useful first step is to dispose of the workers ' own mother with her propensity to produce competing brood . |