Example sentences of "a [noun] [vb mod] [be] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If , for example , a provision may be of doubtful import , such resort would be perfectly legitimate … ( p145 ) Because Chalmers saw codification as an improvement in the form of the law , resurrection of old authorities is easy . |
| 2 | In these conditions , too , the mount required either to give a force mobility or to approach a battlefield could be of inferior breed , and consequently cheaper , than a cavalry horse capable of carrying a fully armoured knight , in addition to its own armour . |
| 3 | In the screen of language the words that make him up are no more than some amongst many , a detail in the pattern , as a grotesque might be in early painting , or the straight man in a comic duo . |
| 4 | The distinction is an important one : books on a shelf may be in poor condition , and may indeed deteriorate in their locations ( particularly when they are made up of self-destructive acidic paper ) , but their deterioration will be very much slower than if they are transported to a reading room for consultation by a reader . |
| 5 | An arguably more compelling situation where a Commissioner may be of great use is in the area of unfair dismissal actions before an Industrial Tribunal . |
| 6 | A speechreader may be on top form and have no problems in understanding unimportant asides or trivial chatter , but at the vital interview panic sets in . |
| 7 | I think that having somebody in pram pushing distance , who has recently had a baby can be of great value and at least it means there is help at hand if you need it . |
| 8 | Such a policy would be of especial benefit to bilingual or multilingual children . |
| 9 | What is remarkable is how impervious a government can be to changing public opinion when insulated from the threat of political defeat by a substantial parliamentary majority . |
| 10 | The main exclusions of the policy still operate and such a clause may be of limited use , but its existence is worth investigating . |
| 11 | BELOW A hair-dryer can be of great value in drying your dog 's coat , while the jets of air , in conjunction with a brush , may also help to undo any tangles after a bath . |
| 12 | For the wider economic and political interests of a country may be in complete conflict with the wishes and needs of a constituent community which an anthropologist happens to have studied . |
| 13 | Such a scheme would be of considerable help to private suppliers of education . |
| 14 | Thus a construction can be in laminated form , helix upon helix , to produce a very rigid , lightweight , integral shell of invaluable use to architects . |