Example sentences of "[vb pp] [indef pn] [prep] an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Turning to football , the West Indies have done nothing on an international scale , though the game is popular and played at a domestic level . |
| 2 | The only human explanation was that one of us had said something in an unguarded moment . |
| 3 | It has also developed something of an international character ; not only does it attract a proportion of its students from overseas , but it also has strong links with overseas institutions . |
| 4 | Then the wind got up , and coated everything with an invasive layer of caustic soda . |
| 5 | Leaving aside the actor 's film plans , the restaurant has become something of an epic production in itself . |
| 6 | He and his son are largely responsible for the countless impressions of Rembrandt 's graphic works , repeatedly reworking the plates so that Rembrandt 's authorship of them has become something of an ethical dilemma . |
| 7 | Over the last five years the bothies have become something of an open invitation for exploitation . |
| 8 | Harry swore Sam to secrecy , and the two young fishermen told their crews that they had found nothing but an empty boat . |
| 9 | We had run one in an earlier year , erm , I think that was slightly a different type , but that , er , the idea was the same . |
| 10 | Clearly this phenomenon is not confined to the United States ; value pluralism has created something of an educational Tower of Babel in Britain also . |