Example sentences of "this [adv] the [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The testimony of a witness in a case tried at Matara early in the nineteenth century illustrates the lack of plausibility of much court testimony : ‘ I saw the two prisoners drive a head of cattle — It was in the high road — It was about two hours before dark — We asked them where are you going with the animal — Is this not the animal of the schoolmaster . |
| 2 | Is this now the age of ‘ lies , damn lies and journalism ’ ? |
| 3 | Is this really the intention of the UN sanctions and , if so , what is the reasoning of it ? |
| 4 | Have the political and creative aspirations of the sector been abandoned in the climate of new realism ’ , or is this simply the beginning of a new phase ? |
| 5 | Is this how the head of the security police was passing his time ? |