Example sentences of "be of no [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He still managed to get up the stairs in the pavilion to help launch Berkshire 's new sponsorship , but then perhaps he thought that the name of the sponsors — the Head Partnership — was far enough removed from his own problems to be of no concern . |
| 2 | Clause 5.5.1 should refer also to the cancellation of any notice or caution registered at HM Land Registry , but the absence of such reference will be of no concern of the tenant . |
| 3 | But this time they will be of no avail . |
| 4 | The imaginary antagonist next argues that the argument contains a contradiction — namely , that as men are held to be primarily governed by their emotions in the attachment they have to religion , rationality will be of no avail against it . |
| 5 | Her frantic attempts to push away those wide shoulders proved to be of no avail , and there was nothing she could do to prevent his mouth gently brushing her lips . |
| 6 | COOK 'S TIP : Always break the bay leaves before adding them to the pan otherwise most of their flavour will be trapped and they will be of no benefit to the casserole . |
| 7 | In which case allegiance to any particular ‘ god ’ would be of no significance . |
| 8 | Within , that arena might well harbour some exhibition or pageant , and thus be of no significance in a war . |
| 9 | Mary had once mentioned Tom to her but his marriage to Alice would , she knew , be of no significance in the intensely inward life of the old woman whom unsympathetic observers would have categorised as a mad old crone . |
| 10 | If one such had done the deed , she could be of no assistance in the enquiries . |
| 11 | Some of the transactions the Crown sought to rely on were not at arm 's length and might therefore be of no assistance , but there might be other transactions which had taken place between parties who were genuinely trying to strike an open market value , and there was no reason why such cases should be ignored . |
| 12 | Yet in quest of such , boltguns would be of no assistance . |
| 13 | ‘ The solicitor can be of no help , ’ she said at length , ‘ he has refused , he has passed judgment and there can be no appeal . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ You can be of no help to us , then ? |
| 15 | Item No 2 : I am afraid I can be of no help , though I doubt if it is a weight . |
| 16 | The fact that some sufferers die of their addictive disease regardless of their awareness of the Anonymous Fellowships is not an argument in favour of the use of other methods of treatment which were manifestly of no help to those who did recover and which can be observed to be of no help to those who still suffer . |
| 17 | But , as tears pricked the back of Fabia 's eyes , she realised that she was in danger of becoming over-emotional — which would be of no help just now to Cara . |
| 18 | By keeping the Snotties slightly apart they wo n't get involved in a larger combat and the casualties they suffer will be of no account . |
| 19 | ( Note — this knowledge would be of no use to me in Greece , where no butcher knows them . ) |
| 20 | Twenty-three per cent of them thought that ‘ they could possibly be of some use with certain reservations ’ and 27 per cent of them considered them to be of no use at all . |
| 21 | When faced with these questions , he urges , we must bracket our ‘ scientific beliefs ’ , and naturalistic epistemology will be of no use . |
| 22 | The ugly fact that if women are ultimately shut out of the industry , organisation and better conditions will be of no use to them , has been carefully glossed over " . |
| 23 | At this stage , a supportive truss , which may help if the hernia is only causing slight discomfort and can be easily pushed back , will be of no use . |
| 24 | Jam left in the jar , he would say , would turn bitter and go off and be of no use to anyone . |
| 25 | Otherwise , my dear fellow , you will soon be of no use to wife , man nor beast . |
| 26 | this solution would clearly be of no use to him . |
| 27 | However efficient the method of heating , it will be of no use if the room ( and of course , the house ) is not well insulated . |
| 28 | Alan could be of no use to him . |
| 29 | ‘ It can be of no use to you . |
| 30 | If the secondary legislation thus created is found by the courts to be ultra vires it will be deemed to be of no effect . |