Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] be of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | According to SRU secretary Bill Hogg , Cronin 's bug is of the 24-hour variety , his wife , Annie , having been similarly afflicted earlier this week . |
| 2 | His two books of Intavolature ( Venice , 1542–3 ) contain four such ricercari ( together with organ Masses , alternatim Magnificats , hymn-settings , and free re-workings of two chansons by Josquin and Passereau ) , whereas the two examples in his father 's publication are of the same improvisatory nature as the German organ preludes and the early ricercari for luted Girolamo 's are actually more instrumental than the ensemble ricercari of Willaert and Buus ; the influence of hand on keyboard is apparent in more than ornamentation . |
| 3 | It is , moreover , absolutely essential that the Board 's work is of the highest quality , even if this should mean that at one point or another in time the quantity of production may seem spasmodic . |
| 4 | A quiet country pub in the peaceful Oxfordshire countryside , but the view now from the landlord 's window is of the M40 motorway and like many other villagers living along its route ; he says his peace has been shattered . |
| 5 | Vial was buried ( at the expense of the College , as a mark of respect ) in the chapel in the Savoy — Vial 's wife was of the Lutheran faith . |
| 6 | In contrast to his partner 's thud and blunder , Lineker 's finishing was of the highest order . |
| 7 | In Case 1 we saw how the Nuer linked legitimacy to the payment of bridecattle ; in Case 2 Nayar legitimacy was established by the child 's mother being of the proper social age , a " mother " and not a " child " , with the added proviso that the presumed genitor must not be of lower caste than the mother . |