Example sentences of "of [pers pn] [det] is [conj] " in BNC.

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1 He can create overall rhythms and within them short phrase rhythms , but the basis of them all is that they exist in groups and by being efficient in action and appropriate to the context give pleasure to both the performer and the onlooker . ’
2 Ever since Robert Owen or Proudhon , people have been inventing alternatives to cash ; and the lesson of the failure of them all is that , to have the slightest chance of being useful , they should be local , mutual , voluntary , and , above all , simple .
3 Mill says exactly what I just said in response of him that is if the people are prepared to accept these why what 's to stop them consulting and asking for advice about how they should cast their vote and so Mill later on gives a response to his own suggestion about plural voting in effect without realizing that what he 's done .
4 The upshot of it all is that Major-General Holomisa has made Transkei a haven of sorts , a thorn in Pretoria 's side , for the ANC .
5 The joy of it all is that this is a resort which is peaceful — you can hear the Atlantic waves breaking on the seashore .
6 The outcome of it all is that Wainwright heads the points table with 55 and is followed by Karen Cross with 48 .
7 As early as May 1910 , the local WFL organiser , Madge Turner , commented more in sorrow than in anger on the dispute , admitting that " the saddest part of it all is that the majority of women in all the departments are supporting the men .
8 The irony of it all is that Jim does not eat fish .
9 Yes I am the outcome of it all is that she 's waiting on the wall , getting piles and I 'm going to go down the shop with her .
10 I think that 's what 's the part of it all is because with maths , there is so many rules , there 's so many
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