Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] be of [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There can not be a satisfactory answer to such a question which is short enough for the circumstances , and informative enough to be of any value . |
| 2 | Grade III buildings were those which , whilst not qualifying for the first statutory list when compiled in 1949–69 , were considered nevertheless to be of some importance for planning purposes . |
| 3 | How glad we were soon to be of this memory . |
| 4 | Sorry not to be of more help . |
| 5 | Since this second sufficient condition turns out to be of some importance , it might be useful to have an intuitive idea of what is involved . |
| 6 | Only 0–40 per cent of pentads should turn out to be of this length or less in this context , so that the expected number of pentads like Saintbury is only about 0–0040 × 0–042 = 0–00017 — which is certainly significant at the 1 per cent level . |
| 7 | I see only two men , and a bridge too low yet to be of much use to anyone . |