Example sentences of "it be [vb pp] of [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now it 's the turn of the attack to show it 's made of the right stuff . |
| 2 | It is in a rather different sense that it is said of the wicked that they will soon fade like the grass ( Ps 37.2 ) , for there it is not an inbuilt weakness of the human constitution that accounts for the imminent death of the wicked but a fate peculiar to wrongdoers . |
| 3 | Though it lacks the tension of Chaucer 's Parliament of Fowls , it is possessed of a wry , self-mocking quality which makes it one of the most attractive works of the age . |
| 4 | The finished painting can stand alongside works by Neroccio or other artists of the period , because it is born of a whole-hearted adoption of the canons of the Sienese school . |
| 5 | It is also illegal for manufacturers to give their product a misleading name , or to claim that it is made of a particular ingredient which in fact makes up a very small proportion of the product . |
| 6 | It is composed of a single almond-shaped form curling at its narrowest point into a loop or tail and is employed as a repeating motif in either allover or medallion-and-corner formats . |
| 7 | It is composed of a single floral head within a diamond framework flanked by four outwardly curling leaves . |
| 8 | It is built of the typical pale Yorkshire brick with local stone dressings . |
| 9 | To say that someone votes Conservative is not a libel — unless it be said of a Labour MP , and in consequence , would be defamatory in its implication of personal and political hypocrisy . |
| 10 | It was composed of a dignified and long-suffering mother , a seafaring father ( who , however , did not possess the errant ways of Franco 's father ) and their four children , who were clearly identifiable as Francisco Franco and his siblings . |
| 11 | It was made of a dark blue , rough , woven cloth and left only two small oval slits for the eyes . |
| 12 | Well I think it was made of a squidgy thing . |
| 13 | It was made of a fine gossamer fabric that clung to her smooth , flawless skin . |
| 14 | There was companionship in his silence because it was born of a deep reserve which required help at times to find expression . |
| 15 | It was said of a similar occasion at Southend that the police were just rushing into the crowd and nicking anybody . |
| 16 | When I tried to discover just what was really meant when it was said of a particular girl that she had been " married " in this sense seven times before she was nineteen , I was told that if a girl was seen to be cooking a meal for a man this was evidence that she was " married " to him . |
| 17 | It was said of An Ideal Husband that the characters of Lord Goring , Lord Caversham and Mrs Chevely were the work of Oscar Wilde and Sir Robert and Lady Chiltern of Fingal O'Flaherty . |
| 18 | It was built of the usual Devonshire ‘ cob ’ and painted a lovely creamy colour . |