The phrase "the body consisted of" is correct and usable in written English. You can use this phrase when you are referring to a group of people or objects that make up a larger whole. For example: "The council body consisted of seven members.".
The body consisted of only six panels.
The body consisted of ten senators and twenty-nine represixteenves, sixteen of whom had been signers of the Indiana state constitution.
The transmutation of the body consisted of two steps; the yin components of the person were refined in the Palace of Supreme Darkness, followed by the yang components in the Southern Palace.
The body consists of 11 partially fused segments from which project nine pairs of legs, the first pair reduced and five jointed.
The body consists of a gas-filled, bladderlike float, which may be 9 to 30 cm (3 to 12 inches) long and may extend 15 cm (6 inches) above the water.
Its pebble-inspired design comes courtesy of Japanese artist Naoto Fukasawa and the body consists of a "slightly grainy, rubberized surface" instead of the traditional cheap plastic found on most competitors.
The complete and true motion of the body consists of its motion relative to the moving place added vectorially to whatever motion the place may have.
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