Example sentences of "[pers pn] had been of [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Neither of them was able to identify any they came away they did not feel they had been of much help . |
| 2 | It had been of considerable importance to the development of the District 's confidence and reputation in East Anglia in the early twenties . |
| 3 | This was largely but not exclusively an obsession of Congregationalists , much as it had been of mediaeval bishops . |
| 4 | Like many graduates stimulated by their experiences , he discovered that although he had been of sufficient calibre to acquire the offer of the scholarship in the first place , he now faced the inevitable service obsession with a rejection of academic prowess in preference for ‘ practical skills in the real world ’ ( ibid. 157 ) : |
| 5 | How fond he had been of darling Mou-Mou … it broke Mummy 's heart to have her put down , but it was the kindest thing to do … . |