Example sentences of "[adv] a [noun] of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Further upstream a cache of rubbish had been washed against the bank . |
| 2 | Suddenly a wave of fear washed over her mind and she became tinglingly aware , as if she had n't realized it before , what danger they were in . |
| 3 | Suddenly a posse of television men with lights , handheld cameras and furry sound-amplifiers like caterpillars on sticks arrived in front of Morris with Amaranth Wilikins in tow . |
| 4 | Gosh , suddenly a lot of traffic . |
| 5 | Suddenly a hail of earth , stones , metal fragments , pieces of exhaust pipe and car door came down on us in a dust-covered mass . |
| 6 | It does n't say that solitude much a state of freedom as of imprisonment . |
| 7 | It is very much a case of caveat emptor . |
| 8 | It is , then , not so much a case of ellipsis occurring in informal speech as of writing requiring a degree of elaboration that is not necessary in informal speech . |
| 9 | Yet however we may judge deviation , whether negatively or positively , being a social outsider is very much a case of non-conformity to the norms and regularities of discourse structure . |
| 10 | It was n't so much a case of thinking : he looks a lovely chappie . |
| 11 | With pressed flowers , it is very much a case of quality rather than quantity . |
| 12 | Though Masonry was always to be an element in the liberal forces — particularly in later non-socialist brands of Republicanism — it was never again , as it was from 1815 to 1820 , its chief framework ; even then it was not so much a system of belief as the only clandestine organization available for conspiracy . |
| 13 | Moreover , smoother driving is as much a characteristic of Tempo 30 as the lower overall speeds , as Döldissen has shown ( Figure 6.30 ) . |
| 14 | Leos Janacek 's On An Overgrown Path is very much a work of atmosphere and impressions . |
| 15 | We have felt very much a part of Queen 's Park during our 3 years in Glasgow , a lot of which is owed to our friends in the 2 fellowship groups which we have been involved with . |
| 16 | AS EVERY student knows , affairs with lecturers are as much a part of university life as examination nerves , drunken parties and late night deliberations on the Romantic poets . |
| 17 | The camps are historic , as much a part of history as Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili who was to take the name of Stalin . |
| 18 | The table setting-china , glass , cutlery , linen-is as much a part of dining room decoration as the furniture and framework . |
| 19 | These were just as much a part of family life as the healthy , celebrating adults and children earlier in the procession . |
| 20 | In recent years , various government ‘ do n't drink and drive ’ campaigns have become as much a part of Christmas as turkey , trees and tinsel . |
| 21 | Any would be magnificent and there is time to knit several of them for ‘ specials ’ but I have n't said anything yet about small ‘ fun ’ presents and decorations which are so much a part of Christmas . |
| 22 | Slopping out was as much a part of prison life as exercise , work and , for the fortunate ones , visits . |
| 23 | And that every man , woman and child who is killed during this conflict , by bomb , epidemic and starvation , is just as much a casualty of war as a marine or a pilot . |
| 24 | ‘ An Essay on Woman ’ , though very much a poem of protest against the injustices which women suffer , offers no simple solutions . |
| 25 | A person who is mentally handicapped is just as much a member of society as anyone else and , like anyone who possesses a disability or impairment , is entitled not only to the same rights and services as society as a whole , but also to special needs and facilities which Britain , as a relatively affluent nation , should be able to provide for the care of disadvantaged people . |
| 26 | Many homoeopaths are of the opinion that most essential oils antidote or weaken the healing effect of homoeopathic remedies — though this is very much a subject of debate . |
| 27 | Thus the tour will be as much a test of Mains ' ability as a coach as it will be a search for a new generation of All Blacks . |
| 28 | The books — almost as much a symbol of Jewishness as the Mogen David itself — are by and large well thumbed , though fewer than one would expect . |
| 29 | This is very much a function of productivity gains in modern manufacturing . |
| 30 | In the case of France , it has been said ( Kendall , 1975 ) that in the past a worker 's decision to join a union represented as much a reflex of class consciousness as any intention to organise practically on his own behalf for enhanced conditions and improved job control . |