Example sentences of "it [be] a [noun] of their " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are fighting for their enslavement as if it were a question of their salvation . |
| 2 | It 's a measure of their commitment to the cause of good design that their paramount concern is to make a page whose information can be readily absorbed , rather than to devise one for which the reader might need sunglasses . |
| 3 | They know what areas they 've got to cover in maths or English and it 's a question of their motivation . |
| 4 | I think it 's a reflection of their motivation , because I 'm not a subject specialist . |
| 5 | They are born with the ability : instinctively and automatically it is a part of their subtle mind structure . |
| 6 | You might say that if this is a problem it is a problem of their own making , a problem that they could avoid simply by changing their habits and hunting by day . |
| 7 | It is a matter of their input systems being tuned to the contours of this physical and this social reality . |
| 8 | Such individuals , because of their active interests and state of mind , do tend to live longer than those who are not so active and aware , but whether this can be ascribed to homoeopathic treatment or whether it is a spin-off of their state of mind is a moot point . |
| 9 | It was a celebration of their talents because , by being confined — so to speak — to those steps which they most enjoyed and thus performed best , they positively sparkled . |
| 10 | It was a sign of their anxiety that no one noticed this strong language despite the presence of ladies . |
| 11 | No actual creature had all the limbs and segments of the ideal one ; and their divergence from it was a measure of their height in the scale — crabs come above lobsters . |
| 12 | This assumed that young people embarked upon a particular ‘ career ’ because they had ‘ chosen ’ it : that it was a product of their own internal decision-making processes . |
| 13 | It was a parable of their relationship , Lisa thought , her anger sharpening , dousing that treacherous sensation of excitement . |
| 14 | Other ladies joined in the search , but it was a waste of their time . |
| 15 | This may have been a difficult question for some to answer as it was an assessment of their own abilities . |