Example sentences of "[unc] [noun sg] of [noun] was the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bob 's bid of $1,630 was the highest paid for any of the 44 aircraft auctioned . |
| 2 | But the major flaw from the constable 's point of view was the impossibility of putting a good case to a senior officer who was prosecutor , judge , and jury . |
| 3 | Similarly , in industries with casual employment such as building in which employees lacked permanent attachment to a given employer , the union 's focus of organisation was the product or labour market rather than the individual firm . |
| 4 | William Stukeley further elaborated the legend in the eighteenth century when he proposed that the St. Peter 's area of Stamford was the site of Hengist 's town , despite the fact that Stamford has never been in Lindsey . |
| 5 | Taking his cue from the Sudan Service and rejecting the written examination , Furse 's method of selection was the interview , to which he attached a great mystique . |
| 6 | The Zimbalan mission was headed by their newly appointed ambassador to the UN and the White House 's Chief of Protocol was the official representative from the American administration . |
| 7 | Underlying the objection to Seawright 's lack of respectability was the fear ‘ that they could not control us ’ . |
| 8 | She was sure that Miss Hatherby 's view of Rome was the right one , but was frightened to say so . |
| 9 | Overall I believe that Simon 's view of Piggy was the most accurate . |
| 10 | The political realisation of Crosland 's view of equality was the publication in july 1965 of DES Circular 10/65 outlining the government 's intention of ending selection at 11 plus and eliminating separatism in secondary education . |
| 11 | Professor Dyos ' study of Camberwell was the first in a series of examinations which have enabled us to see how the ubiquitous terraced streets of our great cities were laid out and slowly built up in a highly complex way , for a whole series of social and economic reasons . |