Example sentences of "of [det] book is [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The value of this book is beyond money , ’ said Brown . |
| 2 | A good deal of this book is about the inequality that exists in British society . |
| 3 | The fascination of this book is in its clear-sighted debunking of the myths which many have fondly mistaken for historical truth : that Columbus was really aiming for Asia , that he and his sailors thought the world was flat , that Queen Isabella pawned her jewels to finance his trips and came down with her husband to wave him off from the docks , or even ( a fondly-cherished delusion ) that these were journeys of discovery rather than intentional acquisition and expansion of the Spanish empire . |
| 4 | The value of this book is in describing the world as its author finds it , rather than revealing hidden causes . |
| 5 | The focus of this book is upon the social element , but not to the exclusion of the physical parameters . |