Example sentences of "was [adj] of [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was tolerant of his brother Neil 's attempts to piggyback his way into the movies on the Connery name , and understanding of his mother 's very Scottish shame at his success ; she took to booking even her hair appointments in her maiden name . |
| 2 | From what I could remember , that was two-thirds of her clothing . |
| 3 | In Russia the machine 's value was that of its precious metal content ( Hobby , 1993 : 48 ) . |
| 4 | Crabb 's ex-wife saw the body at Bognor mortuary but was unable to confirm that it was that of her husband . |
| 5 | Ma Katz 's face , twisted by hatred , was that of her son . |
| 6 | She could literally feel it , absorbed by her pores and entering her bloodstream , an alien message of warning , invader already and threatening ownership , but the acrid flavour on which she was choking was that of her own resentment . |
| 7 | For some time the only sound in the room was that of her choking sobs and his comforting murmur as he continued to tenderly stroke her hair . |
| 8 | Their attire was that of their hero , complete with guns and leathers . |
| 9 | But she did not know which of the many doors of the hall-way was that of their bedroom . |
| 10 | The Virgin has always been more popular than Christ in the New World ; indeed in the sixteenth century certain churchmen had argued that while the East was the domain of Christ , the newly discovered West was that of his mother . |
| 11 | As a result of the exclusion of the written confession the prosecution 's only evidence against Findlay was that of his oral admissions which related to only one robbery at Hainault , and not saying which . |
| 12 | She was pretty sure the only address listed was that of his college . |
| 13 | The only speech that mentioned the enormous opportunities that we now offer tenants for participation in management systems was that of my hon. Friend the Member for Epping Forest . |
| 14 | One of Luther 's great statements about justification was that of our standing before God as simul justus et peccator — that we are sinful and yet righteous before God at the same time . |
| 15 | His Christian name was that of our national saint . |
| 16 | Er he wanted to er see me , his brother had got promoted and was Half of his book was come vacant , would I have half the book ? |
| 17 | Maud was buoyant with complicity , and Anthony robust because he was free of his work . |
| 18 | He was dismissive of our plan to travel the length of the Nile . |
| 19 | But he was oblivious of her pain . |
| 20 | Usually he was oblivious of his working conditions , but a sub-tropical temperature was difficult to ignore . |
| 21 | As it was doubtful of its customer 's financial position , Hedley Byrne asked its bankers to obtain a report on the customer 's affairs . |
| 22 | And , what 's more , ’ she added , for she was fond of her crazy friend , ‘ do n't tell him you want the man trap back , or you 're the one he 'll be keeping his eye on . ’ |
| 23 | She was fond of her food and liked to dine early . |
| 24 | Emmie was fond of her father . |
| 25 | The uncle was fond of his nephew , and convinced young James 's parents to let the boy live with him at Craigie Mains . |
| 26 | He was fond of his wife in an absent-minded way , especially when she was not nagging at him , so he took a Kleenex out of the kitchen box and went back to her , saying rather hopelessly : ‘ Here , have a Kleenex . ’ |
| 27 | There is not much , at this stage of his life , to suggest that Henry was fond of his children . |
| 28 | He loved his sons and was fond of his wife . |
| 29 | He smiled , thinking of the invisible cholera cloud , and after a moment he added : " I was fond of your sister . |
| 30 | ‘ I was fond of your father and I was fond of your brother , but I ca n't say I was ever the least bit fond of you . ’ |