“SOME TIME NOW” indicates that a significant amount of time has passed or is expected to pass. It suggests that a considerable duration has elapsed, but it doesn’t specify an exact or precise timeframe. The phrase implies that a significant period has gone by, often used to emphasize the duration of a wait, a process, […]
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A search in the NOW corpus for: of _D _NN 1 OF THIS YEAR 347705 A1? Until March of this year, I remained convinced that the denials were true and that the charges of involvement by members of the White House staff were false. listen 2 OF THIS ARTICLE 159611 3 OF ALL TIME 157121 superlative + of all time Enzo Ferrari will go down in history as the greatest car manufacturer of all time. listen 4 OF THESE COOKIES 154496 You have got to try one of these cookies. listen
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Point 103 in the category of PRONOUNS/demonstratives is defined as: ‘THAT OF’, ‘THOSE OF’ as a possessive form, in formal and professional contexts. A search in iWeb for: that|those of * * * 1 THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE 15147 2 THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE 11948 3 THOSE OF US WHO ARE 9479 4
‘Either’ can mean “the one or the other.” ‘Neither’ can mean “not the one and not the other” or “not either.” C1 English Grammar Profile point 63 in DETERMINERS/quantity is defined as: ‘either’ and ‘neither’ + ‘of’ with plural noun phrases or pronouns. For example: Neither of these men is Chaney. (note the subject-verb agreement!) listen I don’t think
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In the English Grammar Profile, B1 point 52 in the category of PRONOUNS / demonstratives is defined as: quantifying determiners + ‘of’ with demonstrative pronouns An iWeb search for: _DD of _DD 1 SOME OF THESE 258542 STUDENT example: The hospitality in Saudi Arabia is very different between provinces. Some of these have traditional hospitality, but others have modern hospitality. PELIC Arabic male level 3
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