Example sentences of "[noun sg] was of [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are well known in the Weald of Kent and Sussex and around Poole harbour ; and one land-drainage contractor was of the opinion in 1986 that in his own county , Northamptonshire , there was scarcely a parish without areas which were effectively undrainable due to ochre . |
| 2 | Discipline in the Jewish Brigade was of a sort unknown in any conventional army : |
| 3 | Her only consciousness was of the pulsing energy washing over her , picking her up , carrying her along whether she willed it or not , his body pulsing against her own with its blatant male need , and she felt helpless against it . |
| 4 | Can one argue that the bees ' dance is as much a causal consequence of this earlier experience as the bruise was of the bump ? |
| 5 | Speed was of the essence and manpower was limited . |
| 6 | She took the torch , using it freely now because speed was of the first importance , and stealth of none at all , and went on down the slippery path towards the thick box hedge , behind which the invisible red roof hung , representing help and companionship . |
| 7 | And a that surprises me and concerns me because when this went to District Council 's Environment and Planning Committee first of all speed was of the essence . |
| 8 | Up to the early years of the twentieth century , the typical pattern of foreign investment was of the portfolio type , where private capitalists individually , or through financial organizations , would invest funds in such foreign enterprises such as railways or mines or trading companies , and simply collect the dividends as they came in . |
| 9 | The significance of this event was not so much that it was government interfering in artistic freedom , as liberal would-be martyrs would have it , but that it showed how frightened the President was of the populist , anti-intellectual feeling which has developed in the US over the last few years . |
| 10 | For instance , a study of the dies used for the bronze coinage of Antoninus Pius ( AD 138–61 ) circulating in Britain has suggested that the total stock of bronze coinage in circulation was of the general magnitude of about ten million sestertii ; as the population of the province was about five million at the time , we can conclude from the low figure of two sestertii per capita that most of the population can not have used coinage on anything like the scale required in a fully monetised society ( see also p. 51 ) . |
| 11 | Sandy tried to think of something to say , something that would explain how she felt ; but the image that formed in her mind was of a punchbowl brimming with vomit , and she knew instantly that she was about to do likewise . |
| 12 | Her mind was of an imaginative and spiritual bent , and from the 1930s until her death she was an ardent Christian Scientist . |
| 13 | & this Helianor was of the daughters , heirs |
| 14 | One photograph was of a very beautiful man . |
| 15 | The photograph was of a cheery Sir Cyril 's head & shoulders . |
| 16 | The photograph was of a woman with a broad face who looked the camera squarely in the eye without a smile . |
| 17 | The only photograph was of an elderly couple on top of the television , grey-haired and sporting smiles of false teeth . |
| 18 | The Display Programme was of a particularly high standard , ( picture are two of the participating teams ) , and our Christmas Fair raised over £800 for the Society . |
| 19 | Walker , a former employee of the ARC , said the council 's research was of a high standard but said ‘ as a ratepayer one would be worried that such standards of excellence would be properly managed by the ARC . ’ |
| 20 | British scientific research was of a high calibre . |
| 21 | The strongest image I got from his stories and subsequent research was of the oppressive jungle and heat in which the soldiers fought . |
| 22 | Talk was of a minor disciplinary measure by management that might lead to industrial action . |
| 23 | At the Kinlochewe pub , all the talk was of the Countryside Commission 's just published report ‘ The Mountain Areas of Scotland ’ recommending that Wester Ross have National Park status . |
| 24 | In the mornings all the talk was of the babies and their welfare . |
| 25 | At suppertime in the servants ’ hall all the talk was of the coming party . |
| 26 | Talk was of the mysteries of tension ribbing … and men . |
| 27 | This vote was of the utmost significance . |
| 28 | Logic suggested that the Chelonians had marched themselves into battle with their customary lack of subtlety , only to find that their enemy was of a higher calibre than anticipated . |
| 29 | The tape was of an English band , given to her by Vasili for her last birthday , which had become her most cherished possession . |
| 30 | It was from this ‘ Mecca for cricket lovers ’ that the first Wisden cricketing almanack was published in 1864 , although that introductory offering was of a very general nature . |