Example sentences of "this [vb mod] [be] [verb] of " in BNC.

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1 This could be said of IBM 's personnel in general : The fundamentals have n't changed .
2 With one or two very expensive exceptions , this will be made of high density particle board ( chipboard ) .
3 This can be thought of as a probability measure that the word token in question resulted from a misspelling of a dictionary word .
4 This can be thought of as comprising the following clauses : Roger has a dog The dog is black It is called Ben These can be combined in various ways which would " score " in a count of dependent clauses , e.g. : Roger has a dog , Ben , who is black , Roger has a black dog , who is called Ben , while the initial version does not .
5 This can be thought of as entering the three main two-dimensional views ( front , side and plan ) into the space to lie either on the axis or on the surface of the local space brick ( see Figure 3.6 ) .
6 This can be thought of as an investment — an expenditure today for which there is hoped to be a return in future years in the form of a lowering in the costs of production ( for a process invention ) .
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