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5 | In this , art nouveau 's flowing , organic , and sensual lines were superseded by the rectilinear , geometric , metallic , and crystalline forms of deco — The shift from art nouveau to art deco was one of movement to stasis , of depth to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 . |