Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] to [be] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because grammatical elements typically need to have the capacity to combine normally with semantically very various roots , their meanings tend to be of a very general sort : the notion of past tense , for instance , can combine without anomaly with virtually any conceivable verbal notion . |
| 2 | Eton and Winchester , foundations designed to be of national significance and high quality and therefore directly linked with sister foundations at Cambridge and Oxford , were the exceptions . |
| 3 | That is not to say that they do not have particularities , for a particular instance of a shirt has to be of a certain colour , and have pockets or not , or it would not be a shirt . |
| 4 | In these negotiations , we put forward a series of proposals designed to be of direct benefit to the European citizen . |
| 5 | The people recruited into official positions through the parties tend to be of high social status , predominantly male , white and middle-aged . |
| 6 | Because of the nature of the problems dealt with by departments of genito-urinary medicine , the questions asked by the doctor at the interview tend to be of an intimate nature . |
| 7 | The tone of Tithonus ' words seem to be of great regret and self lamenting . |
| 8 | The transcendental practices of the Australia Aborigines seem to be of the same order as those of the Tibetan practices , even if not so highly developed . |
| 9 | The largest gathering away from Chichester Harbour appears to be of 19 at Rye Harbour in February 1968 and up to 13 together have been seen on inland waters , although single birds and parties of up to five are most usual . |
| 10 | Adorno 's preferred picture for music listeners seems to be of inert , private critical spirits , without bodies , without vocal sensuality . |
| 11 | These arms are indeed going to have to be of some considerable length as your excellent photograph appears to be of Tweedmouth , Berwick-upon-Tweed , in Northumberland ( England ) ! |
| 12 | Her frantic attempts to push away those wide shoulders proved to be of no avail , and there was nothing she could do to prevent his mouth gently brushing her lips . |
| 13 | And this problem of information usability continues to be of great concern : |
| 14 | continuity , directness , good road surfaces , convenience and easy maintenance seeming to be of the greatest importance . |
| 15 | The sketches seemed to be of a great age , but over the surface of some of them were drawn in fresher colours smaller and more recent scenes , and rude forms of animals , such as the kangaroo , wallaby , porcupine , crocodile , etc . ’ |
| 16 | The masters in painting , Reid says , ‘ know how to make the objects appear to be of the same colour by making their picture really of different colours ’ . |
| 17 | I think also on the inherent fault situation , I mean when somebody buys a vehicle the vehicle has to be of a standard obviously and if there are problems there then obviously people appreciate the fact that they can go back and this is really the point of dealing with a reputable dealer from the word go . |
| 18 | Herein lies the problem : the wood needs to be of a species for which there is a ‘ master chronology ’ ( see p. 125 ) and there must normally be at least a hundred tree rings in the sample to be dated to ensure a unique match with the master pattern . |
| 19 | Ways into reading text , strategies for coping with monolithic texts as well as texts considered to be of less " value " are arguably as vital a part of the educational process as any learning about text . |
| 20 | The survey was closed on 17th October , 1984 , and , of necessity , the analysis and discussion in this report covers those areas considered to be of most value to SERC that could be assessed quickly : this interim report was required by the end of November , 1984 . |
| 21 | The administration of additional inspired oxygen seemed to be of benefit ; in 15 patients with baseline hypoxaemia this would be expected as episodic desaturation has been reported to be more severe if baseline hypoxaemia is present . |
| 22 | The order will terminate when the child ceases to be of compulsory school age or if a care order is made . |
| 23 | In other words , the ‘ unfairness ’ in an unfair dismissal tends to be of a procedural , rather than a moral , nature . |
| 24 | He will operate his office upon those lines known to be of greatest assistance to his client . |
| 25 | It has therefore been decided to concentrate on purchases in certain areas known to be of importance in Scotland rather than attempt to purchase small amounts in all scientific disciplines . |
| 26 | One argument ( see Caves and Christensen , 1980 ) is that in competitive industries , all concerns have to be of roughly equal efficiency , whereas in the absence of competition , publicly owned concerns will be inferior . |
| 27 | The position is still worse because , in many schools , most of the RE time available is spent on content only marginally linked with religion : on moral and cultural education of one kind or another or social studies in which the information conveyed about different religions tends to be of a largely sociological nature , describing other people 's customs and beliefs . |
| 28 | Formulations of definitive tests are always dangerous , but it seems to me that , without claiming to expound an exhaustive guide , the following provides a satisfactory working test for whether , in any given case , a covenant touches and concerns the land : ( 1 ) the covenant benefits only the reversioner for the time being , and if separated from the reversion ceases to be of benefit to the covenantee ; ( 2 ) the covenant affects the nature , quality , mode of user or value of the land of the reversioner ; ( 3 ) the covenant is not expressed to be personal ( that is to say neither being given only to a specific reversioner nor in respect of the obligations only of a specific tenant ) ; ( 4 ) the fact that a covenant is to pay a sum of money will not prevent it from touching and concerning the land so long as the three foregoing conditions are satisfied and the covenant is connected with something to be done on , or to in relation to the land . |
| 29 | Compared to states or executives , governments tend to be of short duration — state institutions often remain in existence for long periods and officials in the executive may have lifelong careers , while governments come and go ( although some of their personnel may hold office in more than one government ) . |
| 30 | Vertical packages tend to be of a pioneering nature , whereas horizontal packages tend to result from the development of existing ideas . |