Example sentences of "of [noun sg] is sometimes [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have no quantitative evidence for this , and the reasons are a matter for speculation , but the difficulties some users have in getting through to us show that a remarkable degree of persistence is sometimes demanded . |
| 2 | This type of package is sometimes offered in conjunction with cheap rail fares and bus vouchers . |
| 3 | Syrup of ipecac is sometimes recommended but there is currently some medical disagreement about its use . |
| 4 | The latter type of relationship is sometimes called topological . |
| 5 | The Andes provide an excellent example and this type of orogen is sometimes referred to as an Andean type or Cordilleran type . |
| 6 | The same kind of criticism is sometimes levelled at newer , vocationally orientated courses in higher education ( such as secretarial studies , catering or nursing ) which are perceived , however inaccurately , as being largely a matter of skill acquisition . |
| 7 | A different kind of criticism is sometimes levelled at courses in creative fields such as music , drama , art and even architecture . |
| 8 | For measuring perinatal mortality , the mortality of the new-born during the first week of life is sometimes distinguished as early neonatal mortality . |
| 9 | This sort of curtaining is sometimes hung in a double tier , and is a useful treatment for windows that open inwards , or face the street . |
| 10 | This pattern of segregation is sometimes characterized as that of a dual labour market . |
| 11 | Within large genera , however , a range of form is sometimes found . |
| 12 | As with assimilation , elision is typical of rapid , casual speech ; the process of change in phoneme realisations produced by changing the speed and casualness of speech is sometimes called gradation . |
| 13 | The principle of conservation of energy is sometimes called the First Law of Thermodynamics . |