Example sentences of "[pers pn] might be of " in BNC.
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| 1 | that after to-night I might be of no further use , & should resign with the whole Cabinet . |
| 2 | Besides , I might be of some help settling the young gentleman . ’ |
| 3 | If Mrs Marr had by any chance returned , I might be of use . ’ |
| 4 | I then reported situation and at end I told him that after tonight I might be of no further use and should resign with the whole Cabinet . |
| 5 | some of them , some of them might be of Spain . |
| 6 | Her grandfather had suggested , without conviction , that she might be of some use in the farm office . |
| 7 | And he put his sons to read , that they might be of the better understanding , and he made them take arms , and be shown how to demean themselves in battle , and to be huntsmen . |
| 8 | She hid them in our quarters , thinking they might be of use to the party , but Devraux found them and she was taken to prison . |
| 9 | We knew that the districts under study were fairly advanced in the adoption of the care programme approach , and we wanted to find out how representative they might be of other authorities , so we studied the mental health chapters of community care plans to supplement our information . |
| 10 | Particularly in countries where the diet is poor it might be of very considerable significance if the mother can make better milk at some times of the day . |
| 11 | He thought it might be of use to the ‘ curious ’ Mr Goldney in the making of porcelain . |
| 12 | So therefore it might be of more interest to practitioners if I take some typical enquiries and describe the way they are tackled . |
| 13 | Having got so far it might be of interest to work out the variation of surface-charge density on one of the cylinders as a function of |
| 14 | It might be of course possibly just a different , poorer type of cocoa , something Dad was trying out in the shops . |
| 15 | I have just prepared a paper for my Executive Committee on this and I have enclosed a copy in the hope it might be of some value . |
| 16 | Of course , so few are aware of his background and he being , shall we say , a little unorthodox in his dealings with people , never seems to think of it or to realize that in some circles it might be of — of help to him . |
| 17 | It might be of interest to the House to hear that already about 40 per cent . |
| 18 | Although such will does not defeat the claim of the other spouse under the provisions of the Inheritance ( Provision for Family and Dependants ) Act 1975 , if reasonable provision is not made for that spouse , it might be of " persuasive " use to the court in proceedings under that Act in deciding whether or not to award the surviving spouse a limited interest ( eg until remarriage ) or an absolute interest in the deceased 's share of the matrimonial home . |
| 19 | As a result of which , she had to acknowledge ruefully , everything in her wardrobe , while it might be of good quality , was strictly practical . |
| 20 | He 'd been given a position in prison administration in Paris , and Sylvia thought he might be of help to her in finding Madeleine and Jeanne . |
| 21 | ‘ Good luck , ’ he murmured , and then suggested that he might be of further help to her . |