Example sentences of "of [noun sg] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | A gill of whisky 's not much . |
| 2 | What if the price of whisky is already so high that no-one is prepared to buy any more if the price goes up again ? |
| 3 | And as for Mr Willi Stoph , the former prime minister , a major mark against him is that 100 different brands of whisky were found in his cellar — in other countries that would be admired . |
| 4 | In 1961 , it is estimated , 682,000 gallons of whisky were consumed by the French , and that was twice as much as in 1960 . |
| 5 | He had gone to the sideboard cupboard where a bottle of whisky was kept for medicinal purposes , drunk what was there , and died . |
| 6 | Everybody joined arms and a bottle of whisky was passed round ; we finished it between twelve of us in two or three minutes . |
| 7 | If all representations of lesbianism are negative ( in line with society 's presentation of heterosexuality as the only positive sexuality ) , then conceivably a positive image of lesbianism could have a promotional effect . |
| 8 | The default value of HIMEM is the highest memory address available for use by BBCBASIC(Z80) . |
| 9 | In spite of all that has been said by popular moralists , along the lines of honesty being the best policy , everyone really knows implicitly that it is by this test of universalisability that one should determine what one ought to do . |
| 10 | With respect to the embalming [ of ] Bodies , the methods that were commonly practised could , I know , have no effect ; at that time I read a good many Books upon ‘ Balsamation ’ but got very little instruction from reading these : according to my own Idea the best way would be to preserve the Body for some time that putrefaction should hardly be able to take place , & that it should gradually get rid of its moisture , & that , when it dried , it should have such imbalming juices in it , that it should resist putrefaction , & the insects at the same time be either kept off or destroyed : I set out with this Opinion & thought that something must be thrown thro' the whole Body : the when the Body was preserved , my Idea of getting rid of moisture was , to place the Body in some strong absorbent substance , & that substance which proved best I thought was Paris Plaister & I thought I could lay in a common Coffin such a quantity of Paris Plaister as would take out all the moisture & then I thought the Body should be rather in a wooden case than a leaden one because the Wood would assist the Absorption . |
| 11 | A dusting of moisture was already starting to form on the blades of grass as the temperature plummeted . |
| 12 | The presence of moisture was found to be necessary to promote chemical weathering and weaken the rock sufficiently for disintegration to occur . |
| 13 | Beads of moisture were forming on his forehead . |
| 14 | The next problem of course is how many different characteristics or traits of temperament are inherited ? |
| 15 | It is obvious that the first type of temperament is the one most desirable for a riding horse . |
| 16 | The publication of UPDATE is part of the information dissemination strategy and a number of SCOTVEC staff have spoken to groups of college staff about the ACDP . |
| 17 | The man of unity possesses no rivals for the very meaning of unity is to be at one with all men and all things . |
| 18 | The element of causality in the sacrament of unity is undoubtedly the primary one , from 1 Corinthians 10 onward . |
| 19 | Women are part of the leadership of the Intifada and their organising and incredible display of unity is a major impetus to the Uprising . |
| 20 | If any sense of unity is to be preserved it must be created by the historians who tell the story . |
| 21 | This attitude is a direct outcome of the nature of the mystical experience , with its sense of unity is associated a feeling of infinite peace . |
| 22 | Decades later , in 1984 , the sense of unity was still strong enough to calm the sectarian anger that followed the murder of Rajiv Gandhi 's mother , Indira . |
| 23 | Minutes after the Downing Street meeting ended , the image of unity was exploded . |
| 24 | Hopes were high because it seemed that Britain might be prepared to modify its position : note had been taken of a speech made by Bevin in the House of Commons on 22 January 1948 when he commented that the idea of unity was undisputable and that ‘ the time is ripe for a consolidation of Western Europe ’ . |
| 25 | The profound symbolism of the sacrament of unity was thus gravely impaired . |
| 26 | A measure of unity was provided by routes of communication , on land and sea . |
| 27 | Overall , however , the impression of unity was preserved as delegates voted on 320 non-binding resolutions , many of which reaffirmed Mulroney 's handling of the economy and the issue of national unity . |
| 28 | This new form of Unity was to be concerned with foreign policy issues , virtually to the exclusion of the domestic policies contained in the original Unity Manifesto . |
| 29 | Then they turn against the Prime Minister with a viciousness and a bitterness that suggests that previous talk of unity was nothing more than a charade . |
| 30 | Pope John talked of unity being achieved through the Council . |