Example sentences of "they [vb mod] be [prep] [adj] use " in BNC.
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| 1 | They can operate at temperatures up to 1,000°C and very high pressures ; and they may be in constant use for 10 years . |
| 2 | You 're in a dead end as far as Charlie 's records are concerned , and even if you get your hands on them you 've no guarantee they 'll be of any use . |
| 3 | They could be of further use if Treasury chiefs are sent packing . |
| 4 | ‘ All those birds are as common as dirt around here , but I guess if they could be of some use to you , that 's great . ’ |
| 5 | She wanted to move the conversation along as she would do with any other person she had just met at a cocktail party , to talk of work and why they were there and if they could be of any use to each other . |
| 6 | They will be of limited use as evidence that system requirements are being met . |
| 7 | The results of the research will be made available to Enterprise Agencies in the hope that they will be of practical use . |
| 8 | I just feel I have to know certain things and that one day they will be of great use to me in understanding the world . ’ |
| 9 | They will be of some use in working out what it was that testators hoped to achieve by adding on a trust disposition to provisions at civil law . |
| 10 | Then you can come and sit near me and find out whether they will be of any use . |