Example sentences of "he [verb] [is] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | You will have seen , with as much surprise as pleasure , a child of nine play the harpsichord like the great masters ; & what will have astonished you even more was to hear from trustworthy persons that he already played it in a superior manner three years ago ; to know that almost everything he plays is of his own composition ; to have found in all his pieces , and even in his improvisations , that character of force which is the stamp of genius , that variety which proclaims the fire of imagination & that charm which proves an assured taste ; and lastly , to have seen him perform the most difficult pieces with an ease and a facility that would be surprising even in a musician of thirty … . |
| 2 | What he writes is of interest because it shows his attitude to his illness , and to the importance of relieving the pressures of his illness . |
| 3 | What he says is of interest . |
| 4 | If Mace means what is ordinarily meant by ‘ my body as it appears to me ’ then the distinction he draws is of no use to us . |
| 5 | It is an example of his assiduous , hard-working and caring role as a constituency Member that he has raised this matter which he feels is of great importance to his constituents . |
| 6 | The main impression he gives is of entrepreneurial acumen and ability to adapt to the culture of whichever time zone he flies into . |
| 7 | He tells stories such as how his grandfather shot at a flock of wild geese from the back of his pony , which took fright , threw him and he broke an arm which had to be amputated , and as a boy the tumulus where the arm was buried was pointed out to him , The list of the founders of Port Ellen in 1821 and their occupations and place of residence which he gives is of great interest . |
| 8 | He tells stories such as how his grandfather shot at a flock of wild geese from the back of his pony , which took fright , threw him and he broke an arm which had to be amputated , and as a boy the tumulus where the arm was buried was pointed out to him , The list of the founders of Port Ellen in 1821 and their occupations and place of residence which he gives is of great interest . |