Example sentences of "they [modal v] be of [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | If they were genuine imports into prehistoric Britain then they would be of some importance in suggesting trade networks . |
| 5 | Some of their skills and knowledge are specific to the company for which they work , and they would be of less value to another company . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Then you can come and sit near me and find out whether they will be of any use . |
| 8 | The following paragraphs briefly describe each of the LIFESPAN manuals in turn and indicate the users to whom they will be of most interest . |
| 9 | In the eyes of top management , they intervene precisely when they can be of most help , that is , when the issue ‘ requires a corporate perspective ’ . |