Example sentences of "[is] [vb pp] of a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is small wonder that the impression is given of a society drifting obsessively into ever more excessive sexual thinking . |
| 2 | In Fig 36 an example is given of a holding pattern that has been completed in a time of 4 mins 28 secs . |
| 3 | Oval in plan , the entire station is fabricated of a laminar substance more like horn than anything else . |
| 4 | This may not do justice to the proper degree of personal and professional self-regard which is expected of a head . |
| 5 | An officer of the rank of superintendent or above may delay access where the detainee is suspected of a serious arrestable offence and where the officer reasonably believes that one of the following will result from allowing such access : |
| 6 | If it is said of a barrister that he has refused to appear for an unsavoury criminal , the ordinary reader may applaud , but his professional reputation is lowered amongst colleagues who understand the story to mean that he has betrayed his ethical duty to appear for all who seek his services . |
| 7 | Each caste is made of a group of family lineages who are endogamous within the caste but must marry outside the paternal lineage . |
| 8 | Perhaps the most deliberate use made of autobiographical sources is to be found in Thomas and Znaniecki 's study of the Polish peasant in Europe and America , where use is made of a specially commissioned autobiography written by a young man , Wladek Wisznienski , at the request of the authors . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | There is a great advantage in combining programmed instruction with practical exercises , as has been carried out by Wendt at Southern Illinois where use is made of a sample catalogue drawer . |
| 11 | If it is made of a slightly rough material it gives the caterpillar something to get a purchase on . |
| 12 | In one of his diagrams ( page 53 ) mention is made of a step-up transformer . |
| 13 | A SHROUD , is composed of a peculiar kind of flannel , woven on purpose , and called shrouding flannel ; it is made of a breadth and a half , full length , so as to cover the feet ; one seam is sewed up , leaving the other open behind , like a pinafore ; slits are cut for arm-holes , and plain long sleeves , without gussets set in ; the front is gathered at the waist , and drawn up into a narrow piece ; this is twice repeated , at intervals of three nails down the skirt , upon each of these gatherings , round the neck and at the wrists , a kind of border of the same flannel , punched at the edge in a pattern , is plaited , and an edging of the same is made at the bottom . |
| 14 | Teeth consist of a hard , tough surface layer called enamel while the interior is made of a material called dentine . |
| 15 | Each mask is made of a different substance , and each produces a different magical effect when worn . |
| 16 | Compensation is made of a base salary and a bonus . |
| 17 | But , to repeat and stress , the minimal attributions involve different language-games since the claim that the child Mary believes the ball is stuck , or that she desires it , is made of a being who does use language and the judgement carries with it this enhanced contextual implication . |
| 18 | This handy bag is made of a strong , lightweight nylon material . |
| 19 | Mention is made of a male Christ , God is conceived in male terms , and biblical readings doubtless largely concern the doings of men . |
| 20 | The bed is made of a fine dense material and coarse light material , so that , after disturbance in backwashing , the former settles first and the latter afterwards , the bed thus being re-formed in the correct order . |
| 21 | Every decision is made of a person 's free will , and is voluntary , unless it is effected by compulsion . |
| 22 | Although brief mention is made of a reduction in general medical referral rates , no attempt is made to compare this 9.8% reduction with the 22.6% increase in the non-fundholders ' referral rate to general medicine . |
| 23 | Finally it is a good idea to devise a way of checking what use is made of a self-access video service . |
| 24 | The casing is much wider than it needs to be , I suppose bigger looks better , and although the top is made of a substantial plastic the base is n't and tends to give under pressure . |
| 25 | The lithographic stone is made of a slab of almost pure limestone , which easily absorbs grease . |
| 26 | If the description of integrated circuits given earlier is now considered , it can be seen that the requirements are met ; there are two or more layers ( usually three ) , one layer is made of a semiconducting material and a pattern is fixed upon it for the purpose of performing an electronic function . |
| 27 | A survey is made of a random sample of about 100 000 passengers into and 125 000 passengers out of main air and sea ports . |
| 28 | Just as importantly , he is possessed of a generosity of mind which allows him to be calmly judicious about the merits of writers who can advocate militant homosexuality and drug-taking ( such as Thom Gunn ) , sympathise with feminism ( Elaine Feinstein ) or adhere to some variant of Marxism ( Hugh MacDiarmid ) . |
| 29 | The justification supposes that so long as a person is possessed of a right , that right may be exercised regardless of the consequences for others . |
| 30 | 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 . |