Example sentences of "[prep] [det] be [adj] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | A big book about that is one of my old dreams . |
| 2 | Love for another is one of the main derivatives of this awareness of difference ( two bodies in different skins ) and the accompanying gratitude when good things are provided : ‘ I love you because you are my mother and give me the good things I need . ’ |
| 3 | The reason for this is one of priorities ; if the receiver were obliged to fulfil existing contracts it would mean that the unsecured creditors would be in a position to require fulfilment of their contracts before the receiver could realise the security . |
| 4 | The obvious ( trivial ) example of this is that of a defective matrix permuting with itself . |
| 5 | Two of these are worthy of a wider audience and thus I make no apology for including them in this month 's Surgery ! |
| 6 | Other notable motifs are the single buds which occupy two of the supporting triangles ( the style of these is reminiscent of some leaves of the floral scroll of the Kingscote mosaic : pI . |
| 7 | Each of these is susceptible of alternative interpretations . |
| 8 | The history of these is one of utter failure to bring peace and happiness to humankind . |
| 9 | One of the most general of these is that of Cosgrove ( 1977 ) , which generalizes the Tomimatsu-Sato solutions to arbitrary continuous deformation parameter s . |
| 10 | One of these is that of balancing the line — having just the right number of operatives for the various work stations on the line . |
| 11 | One of these is that of formulating and constituting new forms of relation appropriate to this expanding reproduction . |
| 12 | The last of these was one of the principal causes of the oilfield strike , whose most important effect was a dramatic fall in crude oil output , from 2 billion barrels ( bbl ) in 1977 to 0.5 billion in 1980 . |
| 13 | One of these was that of the ‘ lads ’ who were much like Willis ' ‘ lads ’ , in the sense that they were concerned to express themselves through symbols of adult masculinity and debunked most forms of authority and ‘ respectable ’ living . |
| 14 | While relations with Albania 's immediate neighbours , Yugoslavia and Greece , remained strained , senior government officials paid visits to other countries including Bulgaria , Turkey and Egypt , the most important of these being that of the Prime Minster , Adil Carcani , to Turkey on June 25-27 , 1990 . |
| 15 | The most famous tale of all is that of the ‘ prisoner of St Pierre ’ , a murderer who was incarcerated in the town jail at the time of the disaster . |
| 16 | Perhaps the most remarkable example of all is that of the floods from the glacially-dammed Lake Missoula in Montana , described by that grand old man of American geology , J. H. Bretz . |
| 17 | Perhaps the most bizarre imitations of all are those of some orchids that attract insects by sexual impersonation . |
| 18 | And the saddest of all was that of six-year-old Carol Stephens , of Cathays , Cardiff . |
| 19 | ‘ The loudest voice of all was that of Mr Williams — followed by Phil Silvers . ’ |
| 20 | erm the format for these is one of four lectures , in which we revise in the first lecture ideas that are round about sixth form level and then in two lectures following that we take the teacher through , very quickly , the kind of coverage that we give to the topic in the university . |
| 21 | Just one question was asked to each of the chosen seven : How heavily influenced are you by the sentiments of groups like The Smiths and do you think that a record like that is capable of causing a drastic change in your attitudes to a subject like vegetarianism ? |
| 22 | The Fijian is about 6ft 4in and weighs 16½ stone and leaving Horan like that is unheard of . ‘ |
| 23 | ‘ I was carried off the pitch at the end — to be received like that was one of the best feelings I 've experienced in my life . |
| 24 | Unless you happen to have a racetrack in your back gardens , I would have thought that the sheer frustration of never really being able to stretch a car like this is one of the main drawbacks to owning one . |
| 25 | Lawrence Weaver , whose work as an author had contributed much to Lutyens 's recognition as an architect , wrote of the Dolls ' House in 1924 that ‘ The planning of a strictly symmetrical house like this is one of the shrewdest tasks that can be set an architect . ’ |
| 26 | Learning to see relevant relationships like this is one of your fundamental tasks . |
| 27 | Features like these are characteristic of their commitment to higher quality , at lower prices . |
| 28 | Letters like these are worthy of recording , especially when the writer from Camberley finished with a p.s. that concludes ‘ As a satisfied customer , needless to say I have not even looked at any other . ’ |
| 29 | Study of a place 's people will be set within the context of both their physical and their built environment ( with the latter encompassing the entire human-created landscape and not just the pattern of buildings and settlements ) — with neither being determinate of the others , of course , but with all three inter-linked . |
| 30 | Helping with this is one of the most enjoyable things I do , as she knows . |