Example sentences of "is [adj] of [adv] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Often the family is disrupted by a split during the sportsman 's upbringing , as in the case of footballer Lennox Smith , who , when aged 16 , had to undergo the turbulence of his father 's leaving ( his case is representative of about a quarter of the black sportsmen I encountered ) . |
| 2 | Muddled sixties jargon , lurid colours and ricocheting bullets fly past him , missing him by inches as he enters the flat and yet he is unaware of either the television or his lover in bed . |
| 3 | MicroMuse Ltd , the Putney , London-based Sparcsystems builder turned systems integrator , is one of just a couple of UK firms distributing SunConnect 's SunNet Manager to other resellers and system integrators . |
| 4 | It was in his adopted position of right-back that Paul gained two England Under 21 caps and he is one of only a handful of players who have appeared for the Palace in ten post-war seasons , while his 319 games for the club place him firmly in the top five all-time appearances for us . |
| 5 | Exquisitely inlaid all over in Chinoiserie decoration in stained horn , mother-of-pearl , tortoiseshell and brass with silvered bronze mounts , it is one of only a handful of similar pieces known ( the most recent example sold by Sotheby 's in December 1991 made $875,000 ) . |
| 6 | Ted Cox is almost unique among Athletico supporters as he is one of only a handful who voluntarily attend away games . |
| 7 | For those who still feel that we are lagging , let me say that Britain is one of only a handful of countries to have set a target for reductions in carbon dioxide . |
| 8 | LE Restaurant Sante is one of only a handful of Ulster inclusions in the just published 1993 Guide to ‘ The 100 Best Restaurants in Ireland ’ . |
| 9 | The centre is one of only a handful in the country that caters exclusively for sick and injured wildlife . |
| 10 | Archway is one of only a handful of schools in the country to have taken such a strong stand against the Government . |