Example sentences of "[conj] be [adv] of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The attractions of the CA methodology in the study of code switching can be summarised as follows : ( 1 ) The CA approach avoids premature theorising about what is or is not of interest to the analyst . |
| 2 | That throughout the material part of that period the computer was operating properly or , if not , that any respect in which it was not operating properly or was out of operation during that part of that period was not such as to affect the production of the document or the accuracy of its contents ; and , |
| 3 | Commentary articles deal with issues in , or arising from , research that are also of interest to readers outside research . |
| 4 | Cutting the price of essentials will do far more to help the people who are struggling than any number of £100 reductions on clothes that are out of reach for most of us . |
| 5 | Avoid slang , jargon and colloquial expressions that might be perfectly acceptable in speech but that are out of place in an academic essay . |
| 6 | Look for things that are out of place . |
| 7 | That might be the simplest way and if you add that to the seventy two that are out of commission short term beds , holiday beds , which you 've got to keep empty anyway . |
| 8 | Those that are out of phase destroy each other and can not be detected ( see figure 3.16 ) . |
| 9 | At the age of 18 her pupil was enthusiastically tracing the origins of Christian doctrine , reading works that were normally of interest only to scholarly clerics and ecclesiastical historians . |
| 10 | Many of the younger professionals sought him out to have a look at swings and putting strokes that were out of tune , and he rarely if ever refused them his advice . |
| 11 | The disadvantages of the Article were that it was perceived as dealing with ‘ representational ’ issues that were out of place in the Convention , that it undercut the position of non-liability of member States for treaties concluded by organisations , and that it placed excessive emphasis on the exceptional situation of the European Communities . |
| 12 | Were there any parts of er of the complex that were out of bounds sort of top secret work going on or anything like that ? |
| 13 | The 1967 University Grants Committee report on British university libraries ( the Parry report ) contains much information that is still of interest . |
| 14 | When this happens they often find that , like Viola Angotti , other countries make a response that is out of proportion in order to rescue their damaged pride . |
| 15 | Mrs Smith is attractive in a jaded way and exudes a cheerful demeanour that is out of proportion to the magnitude of her problems . |
| 16 | Mrs Smith is attractive in a jaded way and exudes a cheerful demeanour that is out of proportion to the magnitude of her problems . |
| 17 | Okay what I 'd like to do is get you to work in three syndicates looking at body language , voice tone , words , proximity , attitude , voice volume but what we 'd like to do is actually work in a syndicate that is out of style , out of keeping in your normal style . |
| 18 | The fact that the pool should be level from the outset and should be constantly checked during backfilling can not be overemphasized , for a pool that is out of level leads to flooding in some places and unsightly exposure of the fibreglass in others . |
| 19 | ‘ This tourist is a thing that is out of place . |
| 20 | I do n't like to use food that is out of season and prefer to look forward to the summer strawberries and autumn game . |
| 21 | In developing such trees we have to take into account not only component failures but also human factors , as well as equipment that is out of action for maintenance or tests . |
| 22 | Clearly , it is the concentrated and closed narrative form of the feature film that is out of line , a rupture within a generic tradition of the popular novelistic from which television 's mutations are more continuous . |
| 23 | This red eared terrapin is a victim of a fad that 's out of fashion . |
| 24 | ‘ Did n't it have to be my right hand that 's out of action ? |
| 25 | So , for the social researcher there is some danger in being too keen on the subject one is researching , but one would hardly research an area that was not of interest . |
| 26 | From the school came the sound of children 's voices singing a hymn , accompanied by a piano that was out of tune . |
| 27 | A spokesman for Elton said : ‘ It seems the car collided with a bollard that was out of position on the road . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ It 's very exhausting hanging on by your arms , and Michael had a strength in his upper arms that was out of proportion to the rest of his body . |
| 29 | At the Reception Desk , no one , but she could hear voices from a part of the room that was out of sight . |
| 30 | Living , as I did then , in the country seldom coming into London , I made only rare visits to the crammed and cramped little shop , and sought , as always , something that was out of print , lost , or printed the year before , . |