Example sentences of "it [was/were] [pron] of [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I knew it was summat of the sort . ’ |
| 2 | It was nothing of the sort . |
| 3 | This would seem to imply a super-intelligence , but it was nothing of the sort . |
| 4 | For instance , a book on the influence of religious tradition on the education of women in Britain and India might include substantial chapters or whole sections on Hinduism , Buddhism and Christianity ; if the indexer therefore indexed HINDUISM , BUDDHISM , CHRISTIANITY , RELIGION , EDUCATION , WOMEN , INDIA , BRITAIN , the later combination of individual facets such as HINDUISM and BRITAIN might suggest , falsely , that the book was about Hinduism in Britain when in fact it was nothing of the kind . |
| 5 | Indeed , it was something of a typically topsy-turvy but none the less gritty performance from Durie , who missed a match point at 5-3 and then had to wait an hour to complete the encounter after rain fell at the end of the ninth game . |
| 6 | In fact it was something of a school for bass players . |
| 7 | It was something of a turning point for the Prince too . |
| 8 | It was something of a pantomime , any minute now they would be saying : ‘ Oh no , I did n't ! ’ and ‘ Oh yes , you did ! ’ |
| 9 | For someone used to the tiny creatures we get in England it was something of a shock , and I said as much as I leapt into the air . |
| 10 | The CAT scan apparently showed no damage to the brain , so it was something of a shock to the doctors as well as to Dawn 's parents when she finally came round from the coma after about a week with a left hemiplegia . |
| 11 | Thus it was something of a surprise to hear somewhat slower accounts of the F minor and G minor Préludes , but they greatly benefit from this suspense-filled approach , and lead with inevitability to a deep-toned and wonderfully rich rendition of the final D minor Prélude . |
| 12 | It was something of a gamble . |
| 13 | In fact I had never even imagined life without fat so it was something of a challenge to create a very low fat diet for myself , first of all , and then for my slimmers — a diet which at the same time as being very low in fat included all the necessary nutrients . |
| 14 | But it was something of a Cinderella situation - I had to get home early or risk another hot reception from Uncle . |
| 15 | After her disastrous first year at the academy , it was something of a miracle that Mildred was returning there at all . |
| 16 | It was something of a shock to see one Polynesian , his face a wide grin , trot down the gangplank carrying a sack of flour on his head and one of my suitcases in his right hand . |
| 17 | It was something of a shock that the AUEW had invested at all , let alone met its target . |
| 18 | IT WAS something of a surprise , after West Indies ' modest performances in the World Series Cup matches in Australia earlier this winter , that the selectors resisted the temptation to bring back their ‘ old guard ’ . |
| 19 | Terry and Middleton have become one of the country 's most reliable opening partnerships , so it was something of a surprise when , in the 19th over , Middleton was leg-before to Hooper for 27 with 68 on the board . |
| 20 | So it was something of a dream come true when , just a few months later , they moved into this whitewashed house in the centre of the village . |
| 21 | However , it was something of a tall order when the store requested that the short presentation should include drama , music and dance and be based on Emily Bronte 's novel ‘ Wuthering Heights ’ . |
| 22 | The phrase itself is , by rock standards , quite complex harmonically ( though to Baroque musicians it was something of a cliché ) . |
| 23 | ( Note : it was something of a surprise , given the above , to find that the first batch of UK product still had the American manuals … ) |
| 24 | It was something of a coincidence that we wrote to each other at exactly the same time , albeit on different issues . |
| 25 | Though at the time , ’ she added with a wry shake of her head , ‘ it was something of a novelty to be accused of being a criminal . ’ |
| 26 | Fornication was inevitable ; it was something of a relief that high unit labour costs had driven the boot man to extinction . |
| 27 | It was something of a shock to him to realize how fond of the little boy he had become . |
| 28 | It was something of a relief to mind and liver when Edward was assigned to help Jacques Allier , a less flamboyant man than Suffolk , who did not like champagne . |
| 29 | It was something of a standing joke that she lived up to her Libran indecisiveness . |
| 30 | Intending not to forget her car again , however , Fabia dipped her spoon into her pudding , sampled it , and discovered it was something of a rather superb plum pie , if different from what she knew . |