Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun sg] be of [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An official of the American Civil Liberties Union has protested : ‘ Firing people who come to work sober because of their condition on Saturday night is of debatable value . ’ |
| 2 | Clements Farm is of great antiquity , the building itself probably dates back to the 15th century , and happily has been boarded up to prevent more deterioration . |
| 3 | In this matter the PNP experience is of considerable relevance . |
| 4 | Newark Castle was of strategic importance during the Civil War when it withheld three sieges by Parliamentarians . |
| 5 | It became evident to both the Corporation and the Company , that the Selby Road frontier was of little use as a terminus for either . |
| 6 | Many of the tasks of soldiers of the UN battalion are of this humanitarian nature , rather than purely operational . |
| 7 | The detailing on the Pařížská Street façade is of 1910–14 . |
| 8 | THE CUSTOM of kissing the Old Man at Stamford School is of unknown origin , but it was an established tradition by Victorian times . |
| 9 | Criticisms of the Bacon and Eltis thesis are of two types : theoretical and empirical . |
| 10 | Llansteffan Castle is of Norman construction and overlooks the Towy Estuary making the walk thoroughly rewarding . |
| 11 | The image which most Shetlanders present is of new housing springing up everywhere , without any apparent pattern . |
| 12 | The Tavistock study was of new ways of organising work as novel coal-getting technology was introduced into pits in the 1950s . |
| 13 | The Horsa glider was of considerable size , with a wing span of 88ft , and was 67ft long . |
| 14 | In the OECD area as a whole , which includes the USA , service employment increased from 44 to 62 per cent of total employment , a swing of 18 ‘ percentage points ’ , while the EC and UK swing was of 20 points . |
| 15 | The changes identified by the Tomlinson report are of such a magnitude and involve so great a culture change that the planning and decision making will need to be made with a great deal of care and integration . |
| 16 | Cologne Cathedral is of immense size , the largest in northern Europe . |
| 17 | I would like to say that Pegasus Farm was of vital strategic value to the war effort , but I can not . |
| 18 | Furness wool was of good repute . |
| 19 | By any standards the collections of the Barber Institute are of national importance and should prove a source of pride to the Trustees of the bequest , the University , and the citizens of Birmingham . |
| 20 | But the general impression of the Hollywood scene was of artificial glitter , false fronts on western pioneer town sets , and a little glamour mixed with much frustration . |
| 21 | The report adds : ‘ Timothy Hackworth Museum is of unique historic importance . |
| 22 | There is plenty of evidence for the planting of new vineyards in the Bordelais and even a Poitevin was prepared to admit that Bordeaux wine was of superb quality , but at this date by far the most important wine-exporting region was further north , in Aunis and Saintonge . |
| 23 | Fortunately the Diocesan Advisory Committee decided that Pennant Melangell Church was of such importance that they wished to promote a full scheme of repair and reordering . |
| 24 | With grateful acknowledgement to Mr Birdwood , the first instalment of his talk is printed below , as the Heart of Wales Line is of much interest to this Society : |