Example sentences of "[conj] it [verb] [be] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If my memory serves me correct , it was you who declared that it had been of no consequence and to wipe it out , ’ he said , the adoring fiancé replaced by an aloof accuser . |
| 2 | The government-run NORP is still in operation today , however the observation that this programme is not mentioned in much of the post-1985 literature on oral rehydration therapy in Bangladesh , suggests that it has been of limited value to the people of Bangladesh . |
| 3 | At present any member of the public can consult it all day long , all year round , and there is no doubt that it has been of invaluable help not only to scholars but also to the art trade . |
| 4 | and the money for your daughter in the future so do you feel that it 's been of some benefit to you today to have had this discussion ? |
| 5 | It was cooler tonight than it had been of late , besides which she no longer dared to sleep in her underwear , and she pulled on a shortie nightshirt , a farewell present from her brothers . |
| 6 | This was largely but not exclusively an obsession of Congregationalists , much as it had been of mediaeval bishops . |
| 7 | But the surgery on Monday morning was not as busy as it had been of late . |
| 8 | Saying fantastic erm and then you can say look , as it 's been of some benefit do you remember what I said earlier ? |
| 9 | The Department of Employment in their Partnership Handbook publication , recommend and increase in the numbers of teachers undertaking secondment into industry as a key performance indicator of partnership activity , as it has been of the TVEI extension programme . |