Example sentences of "[unc] [noun sg] was [num] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After the initial shock , Tamar 's reaction was one of elation . |
| 2 | As Derek Oddy has commented , ‘ essentially the woman 's diet was one of bread and tea , while almost all men consumed a main meal of meat or bacon or fish or potatoes ’ . |
| 3 | Bodley 's life was one of disappointments , over Dilke 's disgrace , the Manning biography , the coronation record , and the lack of English official acknowledgement of his work for Anglo-French relations . |
| 4 | But Mr Major 's address was one of thanks , even humility . |
| 5 | Seb was uncomfortably aware that Christian 's expression was one of censure , but Detective Eddy had more to say . |
| 6 | The Home Office does n't comment on individual cases , but it 's thought Whitehall was concerned that the Capons ' marriage was one of convenience , which would break up , allowing Mae to stay here . |