Example sentences of "of [adj] [is] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 31 | This type of long-netting is inevitably carried out in broad daylight , and the rabbits will be much more aware of the net than they are during darkness . |
| 32 | A sample of forty is undoubtedly on the small side ; most sociological research studies using empirical data obtain it from larger samples than this . |
| 33 | The expression of Oct-1 is generally regarded as ubiquitous and our results agree with this , although the relative amount of product appears to vary slightly between RNA samples ( Figure 4a ) . |
| 34 | The main kinds of setae and their modifications are listed below ; the structure of some is now known in great detail through the use of specialized optical techniques and of the scanning and transmission electron microscopes ( e.g. Baker and McCrae , 1966–67 ; Evans , 1967 ; Hale and Smith , 1966 ; Lippert and Gentil , 1959 ; Lukoschus , 1962 ; Picken , 1949 ) . |
| 35 | At present 90% of this is simply put into holes in the ground , landfill sties , and covered over . |
| 36 | All of this is clearly to the benefit of purchasers , including wholesalers and retailers as well as manufacturers , since they will be able to chose a supplier from anywhere in the Community without restriction . |
| 37 | Evidence of this is clearly visible at Norchard Station entrance , where a large water discharge pipe provides 75 million gallons in to the River Lyd daily . |
| 38 | Much of this is surprisingly consistent with the writings of Marx . |
| 39 | All of this is both sensible and encouraging . |
| 40 | Analysis of this is mathematically similar to that of patterns of overflow record occurrences , and the following cases will be considered : |
| 41 | Our images of the house are continually modified by the actual houses we encounter , and our perceptions of their size , shape , order and limitations ; and the effect of this is most pronounced when we engage in attempts to alter , extend , or discover pleasure in some physical aspect of this materiality which may resist these constraints . |
| 42 | Nowadays it is thought that not much new water is generated by volcanoes or by hot springs and vapours , which speeded up in time through land-ocean changes and continental drift ; the vast majority of this is today believed to be recycled hydrospheric water . |
| 43 | Much of this is completely avoidable . |
| 44 | I admit that all of this is completely out of order — that it looks as if I 'm putting men in a no-win situation . |
| 45 | Now most of this is completely predictable to the point of boredom , ritualistic knockabout . |
| 46 | All of this is already covered in the Takeover Code . |
| 47 | However , because deprivation is also associated with excess mortality some of this is already picked up by including standardised mortality ratio . |
| 48 | The political context of this is well discussed in Levi ( 1987 , Chapters 4 and 5 ) who argues that with the proposed deregulation of our prime export earner , the insurance , money and securities market , Britain has to be seen by prospective investors to have the power to eliminate financial fraud . |
| 49 | ‘ Okay , but most of this is just memorised stuff . |
| 50 | Now that herbs have invaded many parts of our lives , and not least our gardens , how much of this is just a fashionable " phase , and how much will remain as a permanent and essential ingredient of everyday living ? |
| 51 | The reverse of this is also true . |
| 52 | The effect of this is generally to knock the opponent over and earn you a full point . |
| 53 | This in itself is alarming , but a further probable consequence of this is even more alarming : whereas in the past local authorities would censor in isolation and in response to local pressure , the tendency now may be to follow ‘ the party line ’ . |
| 54 | The answer to all of this is surely that it is not the legal qualities of limited liability or separate personality in themselves that justify intervention , but the concentration of power in private hands that has come about partly as a result of their existence . |
| 55 | All of this is broadly true . |
| 56 | All of this is totally incomprehensible to the woman , who wants unification as soon as possible . |
| 57 | If all of this is totally untrue , football needs to appoint a top class public relations officer to try and paint the game in a better light . |
| 58 | ‘ I hate to hurt you , Nicolo , but none of this is terribly original . |
| 59 | Much of this is as amusing as it is absurd . |
| 60 | The irony of this is certainly not lost on him . |