Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] of [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even those who , like Julie and Felicity , were tolerant of the arts , were clearly aware that sciences were generally perceived as superior ; Julie , for example , noted that ‘ arts subjects do that just as well ’ , while Felicity went on |
| 2 | This is slightly more than is predicted if the movement were that of a simple piston . |
| 3 | Spenser 's iterations that England and Ireland were representative of a key conflict in an unfolding revelation of good and evil become familiarly established with readers who find Spenser 's terms repeated in similar patterns in other texts and different contexts . |
| 4 | Both to armchair academics , and , though museum displays , to the population as a whole , objects were representative of the peoples of distant cultures . |
| 5 | We do not know how far these findings are generalisable at a national level , but we are reasonably confident that the study practices were representative of the totality of fundholding practices in the Oxford region and that the fundholding and control practices were fairly well matched on those variables , such as distance from provider units , which might have affected referral patterns . |
| 6 | Characters were always white , middle to upper class and were representative of the British ‘ stiff upper lip ’ and ‘ playing the game ’ attitudes . |
| 7 | Early in 833 , rumours were rife of the political conjuncture Louis the Pious had most feared , and hitherto avoided : the alliance against him of all three adult sons . |
| 8 | The court held that the defendants were guilty of a breach of confidence . |
| 9 | Thank goodness neither Keininger nor The Londsdale Clock Co. of Swaffham , their agents , were guilty of the luxury of being rude to their customer . |
| 10 | See Stewart v. Dunphy , 1980 S.L.T. ( Notes ) 93 in which it was decided such persons were guilty of an offence . |
| 11 | Not that they were unmindful of the dangers of a diluted and ‘ revised ’ version of Marxism which so preoccupied Lenin . |
| 12 | By an extraordinary stroke of good fortune , both resident tutors appointed by the Cambridge Board were supportive of the WEA as a democratic adult educational movement . |
| 13 | On the whole responses were supportive of the new strategy . |
| 14 | The majority of staff who responded to the questionnaire were supportive of the new-style of advanced courses . |
| 15 | From the beginning , however , the engineers , like the artillery , were free of the incubus of purchased commissions . |
| 16 | You once let out the fact that you wished you were free of the burdens your family placed on you . |
| 17 | So they had been theoretically rehabilitated , set at liberty — some mere shells after interrogations as fearful as one 's most perverted imaginings might devise — only to be pulled in again just as their taut nerves had said , yes , they were free of the cord . |
| 18 | Both men were fond of the girl , and when her husband — from whom she was estranged — was killed in a car crash , their sympathy was great , and shared by the rest of Thrush Green . |
| 19 | ‘ You were fond of the Emperor ? ’ |
| 20 | This created a lot of controversy and gave those who were fond of the sound of their own voices an unrivalled opportunity . |
| 21 | ‘ You were fond of the boy ? ’ asked Pumfrey . |
| 22 | All companies were dismissive of the value of using professional translation agencies and sought to be self-sufficient ( either within own plant or through their international network ) . |
| 23 | Three main reasons were given for the apparent lack of enthusiasm : board members found it difficult to spare additional time for this form of training ; they were doubtful of the ability of outside trainers to provide training in tune with local needs ; attempts by some education authorities to retain part of the training budget in order to supply such area sessions were seen by some members as demonstrating a lack of trust in the board 's ability to organise its own training . |
| 24 | We were oblivious of the passage of time . |
| 25 | He grabbed him , flipping him over on to his back so that the gunman 's mouth and nostrils were clear of the sea . |
| 26 | Down the clachan street he ducked and dodged through the retiring clansmen , half-hidden by the smoke , Lachlan yelling after him , till suddenly they were clear of the huts and into the fight round the ships . |
| 27 | As soon as they got in the car and were clear of the port , the girl said : ‘ Can we stop for a moment ? |
| 28 | After snarling a few choice remarks at them from the corners of our mouths , such as , ‘ Get lost ! ’ or ‘ Beat it ! ’ , which we understood to be good American for , ‘ Please go away , we do not wish for company , ’ we managed to rid ourselves of a few of them , but two of the most persistent followed us until we were clear of the town , and then we realised that the only way to be left alone was for us to be really rude . |
| 29 | When they were clear of the city 's traffic , Colt eased himself back in the seat and lit a small cigar . |
| 30 | She waited until they were clear of the office before speaking again . |