Example sentences of "of [pron] [noun sg] was [adv] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm saying that the me-ness of my consciousness was once Ewan Famber . ’ |
| 2 | Part of its inspiration was indeed Haynes 's outlet in Edinburgh , and Miles was the man left minding the store . |
| 3 | Of course , the manner of her dismissal was still grounds for disgust — but hatred ? |
| 4 | Cecil 's yearly income from politics at the end of his life was nearly £7,000 without the presents from Spain and other hidden receipts ; that might be thought sufficient . |
| 5 | He was probably born before 1130 , and if so , the place of his birth was probably London , with which he also had close associations in the last twenty years of his life . |
| 6 | Well what sort of proportion would you say , of your trade was purely visitors ? |