Example sentences of "[det] be [pron] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From a methodological standpoint , however , one problem is that without some analysis of the cultural determinants themselves , and their influence on other variables , this is something of a non-explanation . |
| 2 | This is something of a surprise . ’ |
| 3 | This is something of a myth . |
| 4 | For such a ubiquitous group of organisms this is something of a paradox , especially with today 's interest in biological control of insect and other arthropod pests . |
| 5 | This is something of a paradox when one remembers Lord Hailsham 's assurance that the 1981 Act was intended to be a liberalising measure . |
| 6 | Of course this is something of a joke nowadays and the clerk usually starts the ball rolling by reminding the archers they are now under rule seven , ‘ so do n't damn well forget it ’ , and duly pays his shilling . |
| 7 | As a summary of alcohol education programmes , this is something of a simplification . |
| 8 | This is something of a mystery — but there is a greater mystery involved . |
| 9 | Any help you can give in this matter will be most welcome ; as you will appreciate the loss of a group of archaeological material like this is something of a disaster . |
| 10 | This is something of a misnomer , as the offer is restricted to existing shareholders of the bidder on a pro rata basis . |
| 11 | For Europe generally this is something of an exaggeration , but it is not so for England . |
| 12 | This suggests that certain groups and individuals will be ‘ stronger ’ and better placed to obtain the housing they want , although this is something of an oversimplification since it implies that all are competing for the same types of house . |
| 13 | Of course this is something for the future , the whole concept of hydrogen economy is well developed . |
| 14 | TRADE SHOWS as they are known , are a normal marketing exercise for most companies , but this is one with a difference because it is about trade itself , the business of manufacturing . |
| 15 | This is one for the tigers a traditional links with fairways wriggling between sand dunes and where bunkers and gorse are as thick as thieves in a police cell . |
| 16 | This is one in a series of leaflets about the Poll Tax written for people in Oxford . |
| 17 | This is nothing of the sort . |
| 18 | ‘ All this is nothing but a tissue of inventions , ’ Marseille vice-president Jean-Louis Levreau said . |
| 19 | Yes , this is me with the Geiger counter looking for radioactive traces on the moor , nothing much actually , so in the end it was a bit of a waste of time ’ ) . |
| 20 | Self-preservation , replies Kate the British Committee librarian feebly , I ca n't afford a breakdown , this is me for the moment , there 's nothing I can do about it . |
| 21 | Where we could ideally then I think I 'd move I Saw Three Ships , if if this is anything like the order , |
| 22 | If the company is large , there may be a special person to look after the scheme on a day-to-day basis : often this is someone in the personnel department . |
| 23 | Then , not more than a week later , I was coming down the back corridor from the kitchen when Miss Kenton came out of her parlour and uttered a statement she had clearly been rehearsing ; this was something to the effect that although she felt most uncomfortable drawing my attention to errors made by my staff , she and I had to work as a team , and she hoped I would not feel inhibited to do similarly should I notice errors made by female staff . |
| 24 | It appeared that Princess Anne was not one of her admirers , and though Princess Anne 's views were at this time usually rather criticised this was something for the press to get its teeth into . |
| 25 | As this was something of a lovers ' lane , he had a good chance of catching a couple knobbing on the back seat And Steve , as I 'd already found out for myself , always did like a bit of voyeurism . |
| 26 | For two people who both were always in control , this was something of a miracle — to let go of control completely — to trust enough that they were both hurled into the abyss of pure sensation , pure feeling . |
| 27 | This was something of an exaggeration , and paleontologists made serious mistakes when reconstructing the more bizarre species from the older rocks , but only the anatomist could hope to make sense out of the discoveries . |
| 28 | This was something like the art the Progressive era needed . |
| 29 | This was one for the book . |
| 30 | There were also many more limited ventures such as Pearson 's Fresh Air Fund , established in 1896 by Arthur Pearson , the founder of The Daily Express , to provide country holidays for city children , and this was itself among the inspirations for the fresh air philosophies of Baden-Powell 's Boy Scouts launched in 1908 . |