Example sentences of "[vb mod] [be] of no [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alan could be of no use to him . |
| 2 | Domesticated horses , again like , people , can be conditioned to have other needs too , and can learn to like or want something which would be of no interest to a wild horse . |
| 3 | A warm front had passed the previous day , leaving the usual warm sector haze , the following cold front was still hundreds of miles out in the Atlantic so would be of no interest to the mainland for a few days . |
| 4 | ( Note — this knowledge would be of no use to me in Greece , where no butcher knows them . ) |
| 5 | COOK 'S TIP : Always break the bay leaves before adding them to the pan otherwise most of their flavour will be trapped and they will be of no benefit to the casserole . |
| 6 | The ugly fact that if women are ultimately shut out of the industry , organisation and better conditions will be of no use to them , has been carefully glossed over " . |
| 7 | No values will be given to intangible assets both because of the difficulty of agreeing the value and because , in many instances , they will be of no value to the purchaser ( eg the goodwill of the name of the target if the purchaser intends to change the name ) |
| 8 | ‘ You can be of no help to us , then ? |
| 9 | ‘ It can be of no use to you . |