Example sentences of "[is] [det] [prep] a [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The business is that of a builder and builders ' merchant . |
| 2 | The only stable group is that of a tigress and her cubs . |
| 3 | An analogy that is worth considering is that of a landlord and tenant relationship . |
| 4 | His point of view is that of a beginner and he makes the pitfalls and their solutions quite clear with respect to this popular programming language . |
| 5 | He reported after the Sixth Comintern Congress that ’ As a rule , when we tell our Latin American comrades , on meeting them for the first time , that the situation of their country is that of a semi-colony and consequently we must consider the problems concerning it from the viewpoint of our colonial or semi-colonial tactics , they are indignant at this notion and assert that their country is independent , that it is represented in the League of Nations , has its own diplomats , consulates , etc . ’ |
| 6 | The story is that of a table that went wrong . |
| 7 | Their actual digestive system is that of a carnivore and so bamboo is an unlikely foodstuff to choose . |
| 8 | My own impression of Mrs. Proudie is that of a domineering and annoying woman , but one who has her own opinions and is not afraid to express them , which seems to me good rather than otherwise , but the gentlemen , Mr. Harding and Dr. Grantly , are unused to mere women daring to say anything in the presence of men , who are obviously much more intelligent ! |
| 9 | The context of anthropology is that of a discourse that attempts to generalize and encompass other discourses , such as those of myth-telling . |
| 10 | Where the interest is that of a shareholder and the total nominal value of the shares does not exceed £1,000 or one-hundredth part of the total nominal value of the issue share capital ( whichever is the less ) , the interest must still be disclosed , but the prohibition on taking part in the discussion and voting does not apply . |
| 11 | Erm Oh yeah substitution of A for What 's that with an A and a U ? |
| 12 | He goes , do you know what one of them is , he goes , it 's just sort of like evolutionary thing between the ape and man , and he goes , it 's sort of part way between , and it 's sort of like some sort of creature , and it 's half like an ape and half like a human , and he goes , and you 're one of them he goes , you 're one of them Gran , he goes , you 've got a brain like one of them , as well , and Gran just like went oh shut up Ryan . |
| 13 | It 's not that she 's much of a hausfrau or hoover-wielder . |
| 14 | One of the authors summarized the position in the words : ‘ Since 1922 we have come to recognise more and more that chemotherapy in the sense in which Ehrlich introduced the term , is more of a dream than a reality ’ . |
| 15 | The issue is further complicated by work such as Newby 's study of farmworkers in East Anglia ( Newby 1977 ) , which employs all the methods used by Gans and by Stacey , and yet is more of a survey than a community study . |
| 16 | The fact that we are commanded to love even our enemies tells us that love is more of a decision than a feeling . |
| 17 | This track is an extended 12-bar workout in two tempos , and John comes very much to the fore for 60 bars playing what is more of a solo than a bass part , though he does still strongly outline the changes , as we will see . |
| 18 | Snow and cloud are in collusion and the town is more of a memory than a view . |
| 19 | And the press is more of a menace than Jonson realized , now that people by the million have votes to cast , money to spend and leisure time to fritter away following their printed instructions . |
| 20 | It is more of a liability than an amenity . |
| 21 | It sometimes makes hands sore , but is more of a nuisance than anything and , of course , the afflicted hands and feet look awful . |
| 22 | My other problem is more of a nuisance than anything serious . |
| 23 | Company worker and team worker are very very similar , except the team worker is more of a person that 's interested in the other people within that team , whereas the company worker 's more interested in the organisation of the company itself . |
| 24 | This time I 'm seeing a woman , who is more of a therapist than an analyst ; I prefer this because the sessions are more conversational and practical and there is even a certain amount of role playing . |
| 25 | AIESEC Debate : ‘ This house believes that a University degree is more of a hindrance than a help to a career in British industry . ’ |
| 26 | Later that month the Union 's largest society , AIESEC , the international organisation for students of all subjects who are interested in business and management , organised a debate on the motion that ‘ This House believes that a university degree is more of a hindrance than a help to a career in British industry ’ . |
| 27 | When I was a doctor I never killed a single patient , which is more of a boast than you might imagine . |
| 28 | Nudity and the Italian art world seem to go together : Achille Bonito Oliva , commissioner of this year 's Biennale also appeared naked on the cover of a magazine , but he is more of a man than Sgarbi and is not coyly covering his private parts . |
| 29 | Originally , the abridged talk in Davis 's recording had seemed to be a sensible compromise , yet looking back I can see that it had something to do with the partial dissatisfaction expressed in my review of the reissue : ‘ the total effect is more of a divertissement than of opéra-comique ’ . |
| 30 | He says conventional saddles hurt — this is more of a seat so it 's much more easy on him . |