Example sentences of "was not of the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But when he had finished eating he seemed to want it known that he was not of the company . |
| 2 | So far as the Yek were concerned any man who was not of the race of the True people — the Yek , the N'pani , the Ch'noze — was an alien , barely human , and as such was forever suspect . |
| 3 | Lord Reid went on to point out that this case was not of the type which would usually have been described as in restraint of trade ; there was for example no provision which prevented the plaintiff from working once the contract had run its course . |
| 4 | Even though the defendant knew the names and addresses of all customers , the quality of contact was not of the degree required in order to establish that he was ever regarded as " being the business " or even had any influence over the customers . |
| 5 | An emergency prohibition order was served on the restaurant and joint proprietor Mohammed Uddin , 29 , was later charged with selling an item which was not of the substance of the food demanded by the purchasers . |
| 6 | The warden pointed out that time was not of the essence as it has taken since 1977 to strengthen the bell tower and rehang the bells , all carried out by villagers , needless to say I did not visualise the same time cycle for my part of the job . |
| 7 | It was held that time was not of the essence . |
| 8 | Though , when he did speak , it was not of the detestation of an interview at all , but to enquire loftily , ‘ How do you plan to get to Prague — they 've returned your car ? ’ |
| 9 | Ramsay certainly obtained a kiss and a hug from Mariot in farewell , but in front of the others it was not of the sort to analyse carefully ; indeed he got a similar embrace from Black Agnes . |