Example sentences of "of being [noun] of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Have n't you noticed yet that Thorfinn is prouder of being Earl of Orkney than he is of ruling Scotia ? |
| 2 | In fact , some of the canvases of this type have almost the appearance of being paintings of sculptures and masks . |
| 3 | What is the point of moving a person who is famous through the world as Chichester to the anonymity of being Archbishop of York ? |
| 4 | According to reports mosques in and around Asyut and Dairut in Upper Egypt were suspected of being centres of sedition . |
| 5 | Their chances of being chairmen of Ford or General Motors are pretty slim too ; non-existent ( on past experience ) if they are a British manager at an American ‘ transplant ’ in Britain . |
| 6 | For the felines themselves it is almost like a modern rebirth of the senseless persecution of the Medieval period , when they were accused of being servants of Satan . |
| 7 | We also talked about experiences of being victims of offences and found Blacks had significantly less , and had reported fewer of these to the police . |
| 8 | The schoolmaster of St. Andrews was ambitious ‘ and aspires eagerly to the dignity of being professor of humanity in this university ’ . |