Example sentences of "have [prep] be of " in BNC.
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| 1 | This model did not have to be of the same sex . |
| 2 | To be worthwhile , any such conference would have to be of sufficient weight so that it could have a decisive effect on the ‘ official ’ international conferences — several of which had already taken place with the express purpose of reviewing the treaty , but which had succeeded in producing only confusion and bitterness . |
| 3 | This is understandable for actual evidence can be only archaeological , and that means that such evidence would have to be of a concrete nature . |
| 4 | For such a quality to be fully present , body , psyche and spirit would all have to be of that higher order . |
| 5 | 7 Measure the area exactly and scale it down for transfer to squared paper — a large scale would be 1.2 cm ( ½ in ) per 30 cm ( 12 in ) , but if you want to mark in all the plants in all the beds , it would have to be of the order of 5 cm/30 cm ( 2 in/12 in ) . |
| 6 | Of course the dictator would have to be of the right political colour , or he might shoot the wrong people . |
| 7 | Still it was not vital and buckles , buttons , thimbles , locks , tobacco boxes , wire , nails et al , did not have to be of brass or copper , though employees in the related industries assumed considerable numbers . |
| 8 | The benefits do not have to be of a strictly pecuniary kind ; individuals may enjoy the status of high office , even if they do not benefit financially from it , and advertising is a method of purchasing the status . |
| 9 | In other words it would have to be job beneficial , it would have to be of strategic importance and and all those other things we 've been discussing . |