Example sentences of "[noun sg] [Wh pn] [be] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many of those on board who were of merely ordinary calibre would serve by yielding up their vital force to feed the Emperor 's insatiable soul , so that he could continue to be a watchful beacon and protector . |
| 2 | Though they both wore the uniform of a Private it was plain who was of superior rank . |
| 3 | The follow up questionnaire was sent to the parents of the 174 children with idiopathic chronic constipation who were of school age . |
| 4 | It is the cattle dealers and butchers of the town who are of most interest to us , for it was they who took the dog of Rottweil and turned him to their use with great effect . |
| 5 | ( b ) Activities for school children Local authorities must provide appropriate care or supervised activities outside school hours and during the school holidays for children in need who are of school age ( s18(6) ) . |
| 6 | It is natural that any suggestion of lack of … of affection for this child should so upset a man who is of the highest integrity — ’ |
| 7 | He had been a man in authority in his own country , and used to the arrogant assertion of power … and the unquestioning obedience of each and every man who was of lesser rank than him . |
| 8 | Rudd 's promotions were probably attempts to remunerate a man who was of more value to the Tudor state as a cartographer than as a cleric . |
| 9 | It claims to have been made ‘ on the advice of prelates ’ as well as of ‘ earls , barons and other faithful subjects of our realm who are of our council ’ , that is to say in the parliament which was then sitting . |
| 10 | What about those people of a low social class who are of a high moral class , what about them ? |