Example sentences of "[pers pn] be of the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I spoke to many of the soldiers , they were of the 72nd Highland , and they answered to a man that they detested the business . |
| 2 | The brightest star in it is of the seventh magnitude , and is orange , with a K-type spectrum . |
| 3 | Normally it is of the second magnitude , just about equal to the Pole Star , but every 2½ days it gives a long , slow wink , taking four hours to fade down below the third magnitude and remaining at minimum for a mere 20 minutes before starting to recover — after which nothing more happens for the next 2½ days . |
| 4 | It is of the eighth magnitude , but I admit that I have never been able to see it with certainty even with × 20 binoculars , though it is easy enough in a telescope . |
| 5 | Lord Denning said that it had to be so serious that it was of the first importance that offenders be brought to justice . |