Example sentences of "the [noun] [is] [pron] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 ! |
| 4 | 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 ? |
| 5 | Much has been written about the economy of the Roman Empire and its provinces , and the subject is something of a minefield for the unwary . |
| 6 | The answer is none of these things have been undertaken as strategies for the church . |
| 7 | The answer is none of the above ; in a time of magic and mystery they wield mighty spells ( well it works for Sooty ) . |
| 8 | Discussion of the phrase at the Hague is something of a hardy perennial , because of the evident fascination of different methods of categorising legal rules , and the issue arises in the context of the taking of evidence abroad as well as in the present context . |
| 9 | The expression is something of a misnomer because the offerees are the shareholders of the target company , not the target company itself . |
| 10 | The agreement is something of a coup for the Belgian because it is the first instance of a Japanese computer company marketing Sequelink directly . |