Example sentences of "[be] of [noun] [prep] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is the duty of the trustee to report to the committee all such matters as appear to him or as the committee have indicated to him to be of concern to them with respect to the administration of the estate ( r 6.152(1) ) . |
| 2 | Young people are not alone in having problems with friendships , but the psycho-social issues that confront adolescents make it more certain that such difficulties are likely to be of concern to them . |
| 3 | It might well be of concern to him , for example , if the content of a particular religion proved to be at odds with the ethical criteria he would associate himself with the concept of Truth . |
| 4 | We must shift from viewing animals as made for our benefit to thinking that we must be of benefit to them . |
| 5 | But if he was a useful companion for Hayward , there were also ways in which Hayward could be of benefit to him . |
| 6 | Also Mama would like to speak with your guardian about something that may be of benefit to you . |
| 7 | She looked from Aggie to Ben , and it was Aggie who said , ‘ Something that may be of benefit to you . |
| 8 | Right , well we , we have something which would actually solve that , erm , which would be of benefit to you , and would actually cut in at the six month period , and would continue paying your policy and your premiums , until your retirement age if necessary . |
| 9 | the second one was that er if you found er my service helpful , to be of benefit to you , you 'd feel free to recommend me to some of your friends and colleagues . |
| 10 | And this is where I think you may be able to be of service to me . ’ |
| 11 | We have a higher mission — to be of service to them wherever they require it . ’ |
| 12 | The team can be of service to you , but you in turn may well be able to offer ideas and innovations . |
| 13 | Dear Lord we , we want to be of use to you , we want to be of service to you , we want to be salt and light in our communities , we want to be your labourers , working together with you . |
| 14 | ‘ My dear Meg , this lady , ’ Charles Briant said with dignity , ‘ is a boot and shoemaker , she simply wants to be of service to us , to make , like us all , an honest living . ’ |
| 15 | Though these measures are not due to necessity , as the people here are glad to be of service to us and treat us with courtesy in which not a little deference is admixed , for as I say they count many simple things great wonders : my fine paste shoe buckles ( the only part remaining after some native rats that are very large and like to be tame devoured the rest of the appurtenances ) inspired much clicking of teeth and clucking of tongues till I thought I should have to part with them . |
| 16 | But , if you were prepared to be of service to us … ’ |
| 17 | It might just be of help to me . |
| 18 | Isobel found herself fascinated by the diversity and challenge of Edouard 's work ; she also quickly found that she could be of help to him . |
| 19 | Even for those of us who admit that he has made a rational choice on this occasion , it remains surprising that he has benefited so little from experience , that he has never made , or let God or society make for him , any previous decisions on general issues which could be of help to him . |
| 20 | see if I can be of help to him . |
| 21 | I mean this is something that we could maybe be of help to in fact maybe something that I could be of help to them on because I actually do lectures on public relations how to assess what I mean at a very basic level you want to communicate with press how do you do it but before you do it why do you want to do it . |
| 22 | He 'd been given a position in prison administration in Paris , and Sylvia thought he might be of help to her in finding Madeleine and Jeanne . |
| 23 | ‘ Now , how can I be of help to you ? ’ she said , taking her own seat behind the barrier of the desk . |
| 24 | ‘ I would prefer to be of help to you and Nader , ’ she explained , ‘ rather than wait around for news of Philippe that may never come . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ And I only wish that I was family and so could be of help to you and had some rights to see you . |
| 26 | ‘ I can be of help to you , my dear , ’ he assured her . |
| 27 | If you qualify and wish to apply for a divorce : send for an application form using the tear-off part of this leaflet , but keep the remainder of the leaflet : it may be of help to you later |
| 28 | He can be hugely intelligent when he thinks they can be of assistance to him , but most of the time he knows they 're a poorish and raffish lot , living off their own enthusiasms and frustrations . |
| 29 | I consider that it could only be of assistance to them if they had that foundation with which to commence their overview of the requirements of the case and the discharge of their statutory duty under the Children Act 1989 . |
| 30 | In order to cooperate with you fully , we have prepared copies of his statement and some brief notes about Dr. Briant himself , which we trust will be of assistance to you . ’ |