Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] was [pron] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless , he also clearly implied that it was none of the legate 's business . |
| 2 | And there was lots of the we came to an end and if we were going to carry on with this further we the everybody was getting a bit fed up with it . |
| 3 | Unlike many disagreements within bands , it did not relate to Charman 's actual playing and there was none of the usual ‘ musical differences ’ . |
| 4 | But there was nothing of the old maid about her . |
| 5 | His straw boater was new and his plus-fours neat , but there was something of the air of a little boy about him . |
| 6 | But there was none of the bad feeling that marred last year 's contest at the end of the race and each crew cheering the other . |
| 7 | The house smelt damp , of course , and there was a thin layer of dust everywhere , but there was none of the squalor and decay she had feared . |
| 8 | This would seem to imply a super-intelligence , but it was nothing of the sort . |
| 9 | ‘ You must be exhausted , ’ he immediately suggested , when she was nothing of the kind . |