Example sentences of "it is [vb pp] of [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ants stumble into the pit by accident and , because it is constructed of friable soil or sand and has steep sides , they have to struggle to get out . |
| 2 | ‘ I hazard that it is constructed of reinforced megalanium , ’ Jinkwa said . |
| 3 | There is a lightness of touch in the Gothic tracery in the windows ( although it is made of cast iron ! ) and the barge boarding in the central gable is almost like lace compared with the later and heavier Victorian sort . |
| 4 | It is made of polychrome brick in richly decorated patterns in reds , browns and yellows . |
| 5 | It is made of wooden slats and string . |
| 6 | It is made of ½-inch oak , unlined and with simple iron ring handles , those at the angle of the shoulders being sufficiently high up to fit over a pierced hasp protruding from the lid through which a padlock might be fitted , thereby rendering the contents safe from body-snatchers . |
| 7 | Neubert ) said that the Federation of Master Builders — it is composed of small builders , and there are a large number of them — fully supports the order . |
| 8 | It is composed of large crystals , like bath salts , whereas Carrara is formed of very small crystals , like fine sugar . |
| 9 | In fact , the level of independence of inputs required for this sort of system to produce double dissociations is only likely to be achieved if it is composed of complementary modules . |
| 10 | It is built of Pentewan stone , a type of Cornish Elvan , the name given to the local quartz-porphyry . |
| 11 | It is built of large blocks of travertine stone and the arch has two concentric rings of radiating voussoirs . |
| 12 | It consists of a kiln at one end for drying or malting grain and a bread baking oven at the other end , it is built of local limestone collected from Lavernock beach . |
| 13 | It is built of glowing limestone , known as Coral Rag , a stone made of the fossilized remains of coral and other shells . |
| 14 | Most unusually for this part of the country , it is built of red brick , though the tall chimney added to it is stone faced . |