Example sentences of "of [noun sg] was " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had gone to the sideboard cupboard where a bottle of whisky was kept for medicinal purposes , drunk what was there , and died . |
| 2 | Everybody joined arms and a bottle of whisky was passed round ; we finished it between twelve of us in two or three minutes . |
| 3 | With respect to the embalming [ of ] Bodies , the methods that were commonly practised could , I know , have no effect ; at that time I read a good many Books upon ‘ Balsamation ’ but got very little instruction from reading these : according to my own Idea the best way would be to preserve the Body for some time that putrefaction should hardly be able to take place , & that it should gradually get rid of its moisture , & that , when it dried , it should have such imbalming juices in it , that it should resist putrefaction , & the insects at the same time be either kept off or destroyed : I set out with this Opinion & thought that something must be thrown thro' the whole Body : the when the Body was preserved , my Idea of getting rid of moisture was , to place the Body in some strong absorbent substance , & that substance which proved best I thought was Paris Plaister & I thought I could lay in a common Coffin such a quantity of Paris Plaister as would take out all the moisture & then I thought the Body should be rather in a wooden case than a leaden one because the Wood would assist the Absorption . |
| 4 | A dusting of moisture was already starting to form on the blades of grass as the temperature plummeted . |
| 5 | The presence of moisture was found to be necessary to promote chemical weathering and weaken the rock sufficiently for disintegration to occur . |
| 6 | Decades later , in 1984 , the sense of unity was still strong enough to calm the sectarian anger that followed the murder of Rajiv Gandhi 's mother , Indira . |
| 7 | Minutes after the Downing Street meeting ended , the image of unity was exploded . |
| 8 | Hopes were high because it seemed that Britain might be prepared to modify its position : note had been taken of a speech made by Bevin in the House of Commons on 22 January 1948 when he commented that the idea of unity was undisputable and that ‘ the time is ripe for a consolidation of Western Europe ’ . |
| 9 | The profound symbolism of the sacrament of unity was thus gravely impaired . |
| 10 | A measure of unity was provided by routes of communication , on land and sea . |
| 11 | Overall , however , the impression of unity was preserved as delegates voted on 320 non-binding resolutions , many of which reaffirmed Mulroney 's handling of the economy and the issue of national unity . |
| 12 | This new form of Unity was to be concerned with foreign policy issues , virtually to the exclusion of the domestic policies contained in the original Unity Manifesto . |
| 13 | Then they turn against the Prime Minister with a viciousness and a bitterness that suggests that previous talk of unity was nothing more than a charade . |
| 14 | The quality of play was not the highest , but the rallies were lively and , with errors abounding , the four games spanned 70 minutes . |
| 15 | Reshevsky 's style of play was fast and fluent , rather than ponderously strategic . |
| 16 | As a player for Middlesbrough , Liverpool and Scotland he was Renoir with a razor-blade , an artistic hardman , whose flamboyant style of play was world class . |
| 17 | What is incontestable is that Mr Stewart 's conduct during the whole affair was entirely unbecoming of a representative of a national sports , and his claim that the TVNZ cameraman was obstructing the removal of David Lawrence from the field of play was proved by television evidence to be false . |
| 18 | Watching him , we all became aware that the style of play was beginning to favour forwards who should run as fast as wings or centres . |
| 19 | I have to say that the pace of play was abysmal . |
| 20 | Two rounds later , the pace of play was much the same . |
| 21 | And thirdly his speed of play was fast and natural , whereas Timman found himself in time trouble on numerous occasions . ’ |
| 22 | The February play was A Thriller of the Year , with an all-female cast our original choice of play was A Death Trap we could n't cast it because of a lack of men auditioning . |
| 23 | The final stage of assessment was the negotiation of a treatment contract , including which of the patient 's problems were going to be tackled and the practical arrangements for treatment sessions . |
| 24 | After a series of rent increases L complained that the basis of assessment was invalid as it did not take account of his personal circumstances , thereby imposing an unreasonable rent on him . |
| 25 | In 1513 there was opposition to a tax imposition in Yorkshire — indeed on this occasion a remission of assessment was granted on grounds of poverty , so the government seems to have been prepared to meet genuine grievances . |
| 26 | Her mood of euphoria was infectious and for the moment anyway Harry knew that he was every bit as happy about this new relationship as the girl in his arms . |
| 27 | Folly was n't sure if her growing feeling of euphoria was due to Luke 's excitement about the Rose Bowl 's possibilities — or the commitment to the future of their relationship that his willingness to help her implied . |
| 28 | Her initial surge of euphoria was instantly followed by dismay . |
| 29 | Thus , the mean duration of colitis at the time of diagnosis of stricture was 14.5 years in the benign group ( range 1.5–35 years ) and 25 years in the malignant group ( range 10–40 years ) . |
| 30 | This dose of capsaicin was given in four injections over two days ( first day : 25 mg/kg in the morning and 25 mg/kg in the later afternoon , second day : 25 mg/kg in the morning and 50 mg/kg in the late afternoon ) . |