Example sentences of "[noun prp] be of a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The walls are in very good condition , certainly the frontline defences at Clacton are of a standard equivalent to the Thames . ’ |
| 2 | The emotions of Daisy and Sister Dew were of a different type . |
| 3 | The sounds recorded in Grosvenor Square were of a sleeping man shifting position , rolling over and resuming his slumbers . |
| 4 | In general , the buildings in Funchal are of a modest simplicity which make a contrast with the luxuriance of the vegetation . |
| 5 | Our vision of the new Europe is of a federal community , where power is exercised at the lowest level consistent with good government . |
| 6 | Public perception of the war in Europe was of a senseless conflict fought out in the mud and filth of Flanders , with thousands killed each day for the sake of only a few yards of territory soon lost in the next offensive . |
| 7 | Evelyn was of a different era , a different breed . |
| 8 | The profound delight in colour which can be felt in the recent paintings of Thérèse Oulton is of a different quality . |
| 9 | In addition , the role of the words in Wagner 's music drama would be open to damaging criticism on Schopenhauerian grounds , although this further problem only impinged fully on Nietzsche at a later date , when his interest in Wagner was of a different order altogether . |