Example sentences of "[verb] [vb mod] [be] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although this book is in no way offered as a study of history or architecture , I hope that some of the information gathered may be of interest to those who love Cumbria and cherish the old buildings and traditions . |
| 2 | The males to be vasectomized should be of a strain or genotype with a good breeding performance . |
| 3 | " it was desirable that the buildings to be erected should be of a character suitable for a Grammar School and not limited to those of an ordinary Secondary School and that the position be fully reported to the Educational Charities in the Town . " |
| 4 | At age 11 , the SAT should be of greater length and complexity , and the pupil 's response might be mainly but not exclusively written . |
| 5 | Perhaps more importantly , the total number of crimes committed would be of little interest because there is great variation in the meaning and significance of individual criminal acts . |
| 6 | Facts selected should be of critical importance to understanding of a principle . |
| 7 | What spontaneous air had written must be of more than natural significance . |
| 8 | When it came to the interview he was somewhat nervous and on the defensive ( not being an old hand at it ) , and while I did my best to make him feel at ease , I felt it incumbent to put questions about the Roman Catholic Church 's teachings on divorce , homosexuality , abortion , celibacy , etc. , the answers to which I believed would be of interest to Catholics and non-Catholics alike . |
| 9 | In any event he came to see me and we discussed the matter , and I said exactly that to him : that if he had appealed to the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary , it seemed to me a very remote prospect that anything I could do would be of the slightest effect . |
| 10 | I do n't say — and do n't you believe — that henceforth you will be transformed in their eyes into a Hero of the Sexual Revolution , but what you have done will be of lasting value , not least to yourself . |
| 11 | The boys take a great interest in this Subject and the work done will be of vital use to such as afterwards become Engineers , Surveyors , Scientists , etc . " |
| 12 | In any case , solicitors and RFLs who have formed MNPs are invited to notify Records , since a knowledge of the way in which MNPs are developing will be of interest and use , and will help to prevent errors arising from inadequate information . |
| 13 | We have enclosed a selection of brochures with this letter which we hope will be of special interest to you or your colleagues . |
| 14 | I enclose our leaflet on legal deposit which I hope will be of interest . |
| 15 | Many thanks for your help in producing this Directory which we hope will be of value to all governing bodies . |
| 16 | Do n't worry about the purple prose ( unless you are that way inclined ) , as the programme editors will be amalgamating all the information into one article , which we hope will be of interest to all Society members whether or not they are able to come to the Fairfield Hall . |
| 17 | The first impression people receive will be of your appearance . |
| 18 | ‘ The sort of judgmental work that the study suggests the external assessor will do will be of a much higher standard requiring people at no less than partner or senior manager level . |
| 19 | When this is not the case , as with non-Western cultures ( and as it might be with deaf people ) , then the theories produced may be of limited value . |
| 20 | The data so produced may be of use to parsing systems , whenever it becomes necessary to know whether a noun must have a certain feature , not merely that it may have it . |
| 21 | Another point to remember is that if all four pictures are to sit comfortably together in the overall design , then all the material used should be of roughly the same size . |
| 22 | All the electronic equipment used should be of as high a standard as possible since the poorer the recording , the less useful it is as a classroom aid to teaching . |
| 23 | There would probably be some results , but they would probably be somewhat superficial , and the knowledge gleaned would be of a general rather than a specific nature . |
| 24 | All the information you can provide will be of great assistance . |
| 25 | Physicians may favour age criteria because they believe that the elderly are unlikely to benefit from treatment , that any benefit these patients enjoy will be of short duration , or that a diminished quality of life after treatment negates any possible benefit . |
| 26 | The research produced will be of use to policy-makers , administrators and social scientists in promoting interdisciplinary work and adapting to changes in their disciplines . |
| 27 | It is of capital importance that the microscope upon which CL equipment is mounted should be of the highest possible transmissivity . |
| 28 | The information can then be presented to the manager who now has the opportunity to make good or at least better decisions because the information on which the decisions are based will be of a better quality and more timely . |
| 29 | If a requirement is made , pursuant to section 7(3) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 , for a specimen of blood or urine , is the constable making that requirement under a duty , by virtue of section 7(4) of the Act , to : ( a ) convey to the suspect that the specimen to be provided may be of blood or of urine ; and/or ( b ) give to that suspect an opportunity to consider which type of specimen he would prefer to supply , if the choice was his ; and/or ( c ) give , expressly or otherwise , to that suspect an opportunity to give any reasons ( including non-medical reasons ) in support of any expression of choice ? |
| 30 | Text can be bold , underlined or italicised and the 24 fonts provided may be of any point size . |