Example sentences of "[conj] their [noun sg] [be] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many whales also spend some considerable time swimming on the surface , where good sight is required but where their sonar is of little use . |
| 2 | Neither their range nor their alignment being of more than average accuracy , the damage they did was haphazard but promising . |
| 3 | Supraventricular extrasystoles , on the other hand , occur with increasing frequency throughout life , but there is no evidence of an association with ischaemic heart disease or that their presence is of prognostic importance . |
| 4 | Supraventricular extrasystoles occur with increasing frequency throughout life , but there is no evidence of an association with ischaemic heart disease or that their presence is of prognostic importance . |
| 5 | Logic suggested that the Chelonians had marched themselves into battle with their customary lack of subtlety , only to find that their enemy was of a higher calibre than anticipated . |
| 6 | It expresses particular concern about the fact that 10 per cent of England 's salty lagoons are projected to be lost over the next 20 years : " Their rarity , both in England and on a European scale , is such that their conservation is of the highest importance . " |
| 7 | The venue was the Radium Hot Springs Resort Hotel and their host was of Toda International Resorts of Canada . |