Example sentences of "be [num] of [noun] to [noun] " in BNC.

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1 On Europe the pattern has been one of resistance to proposals but , in the end , accepting compromise .
2 Instead , the mood , revealed by the Mass Observation report , is one of indifference to royalty .
3 The most intriguing example , however , comes from the surviving receiver 's account for Gloucester 's land in the region , in which the only annuity , other than fees to ducal officers , was one of £5 to Katherine Haute , a kinswoman of the queen .
4 The most intriguing example , however , comes from the surviving receiver 's account for Gloucester 's land in the region , in which the only annuity , other than fees to ducal officers , was one of £5 to Katherine Haute , a kinswoman of the queen .
5 In this , art nouveau 's flowing , organic , and sensual lines were superseded by the rectilinear , geometric , metallic , and crystalline forms of deco — The shift from art nouveau to art deco was one of movement to stasis , of depth to superficiality , and betrayed a self-satisfied , Byzantine ornamentalism .
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