Example sentences of "it [be] a [noun] of [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Exercise , gently at first , and let it be a part of your programme of change . |
| 2 | They are fighting for their enslavement as if it were a question of their salvation . |
| 3 | Just as some moonstruck Juliet would if it were a picture of her other-side-of-the-world Romeo . |
| 4 | It is natural that the surrealist should deal in super-abundance , quite apart from it being a reflection of his youth . |
| 5 | ‘ I did n't notice it being a case of your putting up with anything ! |
| 6 | Perform well whatever assignments you have , have you noticed the Watchtower that were studying today , we 've all got it with you I think , just turn to page twenty six turn to page twenty two , you 'll see what it 's about , it 's about a brother Roy , who has always advocated sticking close to Jehovah 's organization , guide to organization , give you a life story , and it 's quite interesting reading , and again it 's a test of your alertness , your vigilance , whether or not your spirits be awake or not , is this the first time you 've seen that article ? |
| 7 | It 's a test of his imaginative sympathy . |
| 8 | I think it 's a function of what incentives we 're going to give them . |
| 9 | It 's a function of your relationship to me , d'ye see ? |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | ‘ It 's a friend of mine — a Cheshire Cat , ’ said Alice . |
| 12 | and I think it 's a friend of his . |
| 13 | No it 's a sack of them . |
| 14 | It 's a favourite of mine . ’ |
| 15 | It 's a sign of what 's wrong with the play that the quoted comments could serve equally well as a thumbnail summary of the text itself . |
| 16 | Either way , it 's a criticism of him . |
| 17 | ‘ It 's a criticism of my work , and I 'm not standing for it . ’ |
| 18 | And really erm it 's a question of what board members would find the most useful and erm and |
| 19 | It 's really a question of knowing where the raw materials are coming from , where the product comes from and what the conditions are like there , but , of course it 's all very well saying it 's a question of what but er how many people involved are going to know that ? |
| 20 | ‘ Fairness ’ said Roger , ‘ does n't come into it , it 's a question of what is best for you ’ . |
| 21 | It 's a question of what happens from now on that 's very important . |
| 22 | Yeah , it 's a question of what goes up comes down . |
| 23 | Well , it probably would ; it 's a question of what kind of profile one wants a university to have . |
| 24 | If you 've got to act , you 've got to act , there 's no sense about it , it 's a question of something inside you compelling you , not letting you do anything else — the stage is your life , you do n't care about pay or conditions or — ’ I dried up . |
| 25 | It 's a question of we were told always to be brief , it has to be brief , you ca n't say everything . |
| 26 | They know what areas they 've got to cover in maths or English and it 's a question of their motivation . |
| 27 | It 's a question of whose point of view it 's too far round from . |
| 28 | So it 's a question of us retaining , because to a certain extent we already have it , due to our customer past . |
| 29 | It 's a question of who stumbles into mediocrity first . |
| 30 | It 's a question of who decides at this point in time with the government that 's making the decision that the workers in this country have to accept lower standards in almost anything not just wages and terms of conditions , now safety standards . |