Example sentences of "that it was [pron] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was decorated with purple tulips , and it was hardly ever used , for Mrs Maugham was not unaware that it was something of an anachronism . |
| 2 | I do not mean , of course , that it was something that can not be explained yet , but rather that it was something of which no explanation can conceivably be found . |
| 3 | All through Saturday , she worked on it , telling herself that it was none of her business . |
| 4 | She continued to look extremely doubtful even when Peregrine told the bystanders that it was none of our damn business what happened in Eastern Europe . |
| 5 | They simply , and it seems correctly , decided that it was none of their business . |
| 6 | Nevertheless , he also clearly implied that it was none of the legate 's business . |
| 7 | She could have suggested that it was none of his business , or have made an excuse that she 'd forgotten to put it on , but , wits scattered , with her usual honesty she blurted out the exact truth . |