Example sentences of "[vb mod] [be] of some use " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her grandfather had suggested , without conviction , that she might be of some use in the farm office . |
| 2 | The fearsome riots that swept the inner cities in 1981 , in Brixton first , then Toxteth and Hansworth , Moss Side and Bristol , came as no surprise , and convinced Charles that this was the area where he could be of some use . |
| 3 | ‘ All those birds are as common as dirt around here , but I guess if they could be of some use to you , that 's great . ’ |
| 4 | In reply to Mr Pikes letter ( EE April ‘ 92 ) I have some information which may be of some use . |
| 5 | I hope this may be of some use , and look forward to reading more on the subject in future editions . |
| 6 | If diarrhoea is the dominant symptom and the threat of incontinence an embarrassing social handicap , provided that the rectum is not impacted on examination , loperamide may be of some use . |
| 7 | They will be of some use in working out what it was that testators hoped to achieve by adding on a trust disposition to provisions at civil law . |
| 8 | ‘ Scouting attracts the hooligans , ’ he told the National Defence Association in 1910 , ‘ who are really the fellows of character if you can turn them in the right way ; and no doubt these fellows will be of some use to us in the future instead of being absolute waste material , fit only to be buried . ’ |
| 9 | I guess that most of that is old hat to most of you but I 'm sure it will be of some use to somebody somewhere … |