Example sentences of "[adv] they be of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus , even though the cloud tops were known not to consist of water it was possible to believe that lower down they were of water and that deeper still lay a warm ocean-covered surface . |
| 2 | Well , I should imagine they 're just the same as their normal ones , and they 've stuck a , a whacking great white label on them , but I mean , you know , perhaps they 're of an inferior quality , I do n't know . |
| 3 | Individually they are of little importance , but collectively . |
| 4 | Their ability to communicate , to think , to show emotion and make judgements , whether or not they are of a different quality to the rest of creation , makes them more interesting . |
| 5 | We do not think the criterion can be put any better or more clearly than it is put in R.S.C. , Ord. 62 , r. 12(2) and would hold that , on the true construction of the 18 February 1985 mortgage , the defendants are entitled to be paid or to retain out of the mortgaged property all their actual costs , charges and expenses ( including the receivers ' remuneration ) except in so far they are of an unreasonable amount or have been unreasonably incurred and with any doubts as to whether the costs have been reasonably incurred or are reasonable in amount being resolved in favour of the defendants . |
| 6 | Mostly they are of a single sentence or paragraph . |
| 7 | If they achieve this then they are of value , irrespective of whether they , themselves , are right or wrong . |
| 8 | I mean since Britten , and then later on Tippet and now Maxwell Davis and Birtwhistle , there is a general respect for English music and quite frequently the Continentals will commission a piece by Birtwhistle or Maxwell Davis now as if they were major composers , and indeed they are of course . |
| 9 | It is one of the many strengths of Coetzee 's work that he recognizes the disruptive potential of the new organizations , but he concludes that ultimately they were of benefit to the Conservatives . |
| 10 | There were times when the bikes were a pain but , also times when they were of great benefit . |
| 11 | Yet they are of no consolation to Richard 's victims , and as we look back over his career of slaughter we see that for Shakespeare hypocrisy is a particularly sinister vice , often associated with ruthless egoism . |
| 12 | However , the company maintained that the redundancies had been carried out in accordance with an agreement with the union and therefore they were of necessity fair . |