Example sentences of "of [adj] be [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their dining room that Christmas of 1850 was the scene of a sumptuous dinner attended by family and friends , and it was the first important one at which Sarah Byrne was allowed to serve . |
| 2 | ‘ His plea of guilty is the only means by which he can express his contrition today and acknowledging it must be a lengthy prison sentence which he now faces . ’ |
| 3 | Unemployment rose to 2.87m in October : the month 's increase of 24,200 was the smallest since June . |
| 4 | Apart from the sons of the Count of Angoulême the rebels of 1176 were an entirely different group from the rebels of 1173–4 . |
| 5 | Thomas Bewick of Newcastle was the pioneer and perhaps the greatest exponent of this art ; his History of British Birds of 1797–1804 was a splendid example of what could be done , although his text was of no scientific significance . |
| 6 | But the much more rigorous policy embodied in the Conservatives ' Industrial Relations Act of 1971 was a revolution in the long story . |
| 7 | Prior 's Trade Union Act of 1980 was a moderate measure intended to forestall further attacks on union power . |
| 8 | The Child Care Act of 1980 was a consolidating Act replacing the Children Act 1948 . |
| 9 | At the head of each is a government minister , normally assisted by one or more junior ministers . |
| 10 | At the centre of each is a new division of labour , a new structure of the labour process , which is based on technical innovations , especially computerization . |
| 11 | The ESS of hawks alone is an example of a ‘ pure ’ ESS and that containing a proportion of each is an example of a ‘ mixed ’ ESS . |
| 12 | States are monoliths with interests , and the main interest of each is the maximization of its power . |
| 13 | In front of each was a Chinese bowl and in the middle of the table from top to bottom were some dozen bottles of Black Label Johnnie Walker whiskey . |
| 14 | The alley opened out into a large square courtyard from which , on all sides , reared five-storey buildings , all in a state of dilapidation , and outside of each was a mound of filth and rubbish , some giving off a stench which left nothing to the imagination as from what it was derived . |
| 15 | The strength of each was a function of three variables ; the strategic tasks to be carried out , numbers ( weapons and equipment did not differ importantly ) , and the level of organization and training . |
| 16 | In the centre of each was a monogram in gold , the lettering shaped like a small shy coronet . |
| 17 | Their limbs hung all awry but round the neck of each was a thick , purple line , while the purple-red faces were contorted , swollen tongues held fast between ice-cold lips , eyes rolled back in the sockets . |
| 18 | At the head of each were the kings , advised by men of martial experience who might be their kin or , at least , members of the nobility who frequented the courts . |
| 19 | He describes the progress of an individual human life , necessarily rooted in its social context , as a series of such crises , the goal of each being a further step towards wholeness , towards a complete identity . |
| 20 | Instead I rang Bunny , which nine times out of eight is a dangerous thing to do . |
| 21 | Codron told me that one of the most potent memories he had of Pieces of Eight was the ‘ violent love-hate relationship ’ Ken had with his co-star Fenella Fielding . |
| 22 | But these successes were not repeated , and the general election of 1935 was a disappointment ; the Labour Party returned only 154 MPs on a vote slightly below that of 1929 . |
| 23 | Not until after the general election of 1935 was the Labour Party able to take a decisive stand in parliament , and by that time foreign rather than domestic policy had become the main consideration of the political parties . |
| 24 | The second way of budding is a little easier , perhaps , but needs practice to get things just right . |
| 25 | Their final total of 363-7 is the highest ever recorded in a one-day international . |
| 26 | EP 's total of 120 was the lowest-ever in the final . |
| 27 | Yeah , in a fairly sort of that 's a bit of a coercing , is n't it , maybe in to er , dirty tricks department . |
| 28 | They 're not nice when they 're full of that 's a horrible colour that one ! |
| 29 | I said well I would of that 's the whole point . |
| 30 | That 's one of that 's the reason . |