Example sentences of "[was/were] of the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As in the case of the early home-grown British firms , many of the Big Four's consultants were of the first two types of headhunter we have identified : either the aristocrat with the old-boy network contacts or the practical selection and management consultant type whose experience was more in personnel than commerce and industry . |
| 2 | I spoke to many of the soldiers , they were of the 72nd Highland , and they answered to a man that they detested the business . |
| 3 | All the talk now was of the Second Front , and everyone thought that the Army would have to land in France to finish off the war . |
| 4 | This was of the first importance to him . |
| 5 | Psychology was of the first so it was ‘ still learning what the definition of psychology should be ’ . |
| 6 | The silk was of the first order , better than one could obtain nowadays , and had kept in good condition over the years . |
| 7 | Lord Denning said that it had to be so serious that it was of the first importance that offenders be brought to justice . |
| 8 | The support Peter de Montfort gave Earl Simon was of the first importance . |
| 9 | She took the torch , using it freely now because speed was of the first importance , and stealth of none at all , and went on down the slippery path towards the thick box hedge , behind which the invisible red roof hung , representing help and companionship . |
| 10 | Page references have been included in this file as , a/though pub have covered indexes in their information skills course , this was of the first occasions when they were asked to take much of responsibility for their own project . |
| 11 | No there was a vision and I think the , the Apostle had was of the third heaven |
| 12 | Founded in 1269 , most of the building was of the fourteenth century , though it has been extensively restored after damage in the late Middle Ages . |