Example sentences of "something [prep] [adj] of [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The profile of this short-lived low-level blast cloud is supposed to look something like that of a clump of fir trees , so it 's sometimes described as ‘ cypressoid ’ . |
| 2 | When begged to return , he relented only on condition he could carry out a remarkable experiment : the so-called oprichnina , Ivan designated something like one-third of the country , carved out of scattered towns and provinces , as his personal domain , and set up a new administration to subject it to his personal will . |
| 3 | As a ruler of the vast duchy of Aquitaine , covering something like one-third of the area of modern France , she brought a tremendous accession of wealth and prestige to her new husband . |
| 4 | Something like two-thirds of the agency 's staff members work on health-related , not environmental , rules . |
| 5 | Apparently it is still hoping to do something with some of the software it has developed internally . |