Example sentences of "it [be] an [noun] of [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er it 's an invasion of our personal privacy . |
| 2 | It 's an infringement of our liberty . ’ |
| 3 | And it 's an example of what ? |
| 4 | ‘ It 's an impression of my own key . ’ |
| 5 | It 's an extension of what you do on stage and it became a full=time thing really , until after it stopped and he could change and get into the Diamond Dogs period and the other albums that he made . ’ |
| 6 | It is an opportunity of which they have availed themselves to varying degrees . |
| 7 | So ( v ) what a person says , using the first person singular , present tense , of a psychological verb , is true or false precisely in so far as it is an expression of what he has inwardly observed . |
| 8 | Is what was said earlier — what a person says , using the first person singular , present tense , of a psychological verb , is true or false precisely in so far as it is an expression of what he has inwardly observed — true of ‘ I know ’ ? |
| 9 | The proposition that they sprinted up the hill is not equivalent to the proposition that they ran up the hill , but it is an interpretation of it in the sense that it shares certain contextual implications . |
| 10 | With a taboo a person can not allow himself to see himself doing or saying something — it is an infringement of his image . |
| 11 | It is an example of what he calls " the modern conflict between individualistic actions and satisfaction of individualistic preferences . |
| 12 | It is an example of his assiduous , hard-working and caring role as a constituency Member that he has raised this matter which he feels is of great importance to his constituents . |
| 13 | ‘ It is an example of our support for a variety of worthy causes around the country . ’ |
| 14 | Moreover , Bradley continues , the specific nature of cultural goods , which Adorno recognizes , can not be adequately covered by his argument that the apparent use-value of popular music ( its ‘ immediacy ’ , its status as ‘ art ’ and as a repository of ‘ human ’ feeling , and so on ) is an illusion which actually functions in the service of exchange-value ( it is an aspect of what people buy ) . |
| 15 | It is an ambition of hers , but she reckons there 's still a long way to go . |
| 16 | It was like nothing she had ever experienced before — she had always been aware she had the capacity for passion , but it was an element of her own make-up she had kept sternly suppressed , her mind refusing to give in to the demands of a young , healthy body . |
| 17 | This may have been a difficult question for some to answer as it was an assessment of their own abilities . |
| 18 | It was an aphorism of my parents-in-law that in order to respond to the arguments of the religious persuaders , it was essential to be thoroughly familiar with the content of the bible . |
| 19 | After the shock , I was warmed by the idea that the visitor was Jesus or an angel , and then terrified by the thought that it was an omen of my death . |
| 20 | Dan Ruane , the Legal Attaché , was at home in his office , as if it was an extension of his comfortable house in North London . |
| 21 | It was an aspect of his character that she found deeply appealing . |
| 22 | ‘ It was class … all he went through … the two broken legs … it was an example of somebody who never gives up . ’ |
| 23 | But eventually , at the Chancery Court in Newcastle , Langbaurgh Council obtained an injunction against his Sunday trading in the borough despite his plea that it was an infringement of his liberty . |
| 24 | The investment was modest but it was an indication of his faith in the painter at a time when Modigliani badly needed the support . |
| 25 | It was an indication of It facing both ways , torn between a youth culture stumbling around politics and the embers of 1967 . |
| 26 | It was an episode of her life she was finished with . |
| 27 | Then she remembered , with grudging fairness , that it was an obsession of her own that had brought her down there . |