Example sentences of "[was/were] of the [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not all books borrowed from these libraries were of the Mills and Boon variety . |
| 2 | His characters were of the Mata Hari type , and he was expert at revealing secrets of which nobody else was aware . |
| 3 | equipment , particularly in regard to such matters as route board brackets and the destination boxes on the ends of the car were of the L.C.C . |
| 4 | The trolley masts were of the Brecknell , Munro B/l type , but a late version which could be turned through the full circle . |
| 5 | Of the 222 new American funds launched last year , 99 were of the Lazards variety and carry no initial or exit charges . |
| 6 | Hawaii was of the United States but it was not in it . |
| 7 | Whereas Jaq was of the Malleus and a daemonhunter . |
| 8 | The lidless 1664 parish coffin at Howden Minster , Yorkshire , is of 3/4-inch oak , better constructed than the Easingwold model , though with identical iron rings and , as there are no nail or screw holes on the upper width of the side panels , it is to be assumed that the lid was of the Easingwold type . |
| 9 | After all James was of the Stewart dynasty , so called because his ancestor Robert had been High Steward of Scotland , and had succeeded to the throne on the death of David II in 1371 . |
| 10 | The trolley mast was of the Blackwell ‘ Dublin ’ type with an exposed hinge and swivel at the top . |
| 11 | The reactor was of the RBMK type — the same as that which exploded at Chernobyl in 1986 [ see pp. 34460-62 ] . |
| 12 | The reactor was of the RBMK type — the same as the one which exploded at Chernobyl in 1986 . |
| 13 | ‘ Your mother was of the Wolfline , ’ said Raynor . |
| 14 | Upper deck seating was arranged two and two , except that there was a single seat beside the trolley mast , which was of the Brecknell , Munro & Rogers ‘ B1 ’ type , and slightly offset towards one side . |
| 15 | Dave , Lancashire region , on three nine seven , Chair , when I got elected to the Labour Council in Rochdale , I took a whip that I had , did what the policy was of the Rochdale D L P . |
| 16 | Much of it was of the Louis XIV period ( which has a much more limited market than Louis XVI furniture ) , and in contrast to the freshness of the Patiño lots , had mostly been recently bought at high prices . |