Example sentences of "it be of " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was feeling what the laser would have felt , had it been of flesh and bone . |
| 2 | The ruins of the medieval Berwick Castle were removed to make way for the station , and some of its stone was used in the construction of the bridge , though parts of it are of brick with stone facings . |
| 3 | This information and the decisions which emanate from it are of great importance , politically , economically and socially . |
| 4 | The state 's increasing insistence , for example , that what people study and how they study it are of government concern and to be directed at ends which a government finds acceptable is part of the character of our critical environment . |
| 5 | ’ What you achieve and how you achieve it are of equal importance , ’ so said Gary Player , I think , and never was a saying so relevant to the capture of big fish . |
| 6 | Whatever you do at least be sure to make it stupendously high ; let it be of all columns in the world the most lofty . ’ |
| 7 | It was not publishable as it stood , said Michael , but might it be of interest to me ? |
| 8 | How could it be of ethical significance that the word ‘ good ’ , considered just as a sound , is used in a certain way ? |
| 9 | When could it be of particular use to you do you think ? |
| 10 | Should it be of happiness or of sorrow ? |
| 11 | What was fascinating to me at the time , was their naming of teachers whom I also recognised , from familiarity with the five or six schools in that particular area of south Oxfordshire : I could immediately apply a cross-bearing as it were of confirmation that what indeed singled out these teachers was a vividness of personality , a cheerful infectious enthusiasm and an unusual energy and commitment . |
| 12 | Now , the means whereby the standards of the higher courses , devised by the new polytechnics , could be validated and monitored were also at hand , with the Council for National Academic Awards ( CNAA ) , granted its Royal Charter in 1964 , and charged with ensuring that the courses approved by it were of a standard at least equivalent to similar courses in the universities . |
| 13 | ‘ I ask that you will accommodate Anne Duchess of York , my daughter-in-law in your household , ’ Elizabeth Woodville had written — after enquiring as to her friend 's health , reminiscing about former days and passing on to the matter of her daughter-in-law as if it were of little consequence . |
| 14 | Moderator we , we do accept this but maybe I could er say just a word to the assembly about the workload as it were of this panel on doctrine . |
| 15 | I thought it better to pretend I had forgotten the incident , as if it were of no importance . |
| 16 | Claudia said , trying to sound as if it were of no real interest to her . |
| 17 | The arrangement of the signs and symbols is designed to encourage a deepening awareness of their " pointing-towards " character ; the deeper we penetrate behind the scenes as it were of the various words and actions , the closer can they be seen to become because all alike are pointing towards that Mystery which is beyond straightforward conceptual understanding . |
| 18 | It being of no use for the master to say that the merchandise belongs to the owner of the ship because he can not be believed upon his word ; and he is not believed on his word when he declares that the ship belongs to the bourgeois and that there is no point to the charter party for the above stated reasons . |
| 19 | ‘ If anyone wanted to sell their piece , and we can see it 's of sufficient quality or by a popular artist , we 'll give an evaluation . |
| 20 | And of the tribulations of his personal life , which were in fact grievous : ‘ It 's of no consequence . |
| 21 | It does not matter whether or not DRG makes sellotape or Basildon Bond — it 's of no consequence to anybody if somebody else makes them . ’ |
| 22 | Grip is n't merely better than the old car 's , it 's of a different order . |
| 23 | Again , it 's of paramount importance to keep an overview so that you can gear each aspect towards achieving the objective . |
| 24 | ‘ They probably make you pay more for it because it 's of sentimental value . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ It 's of no consequence . |
| 26 | The blood 's being tested , but I 'm not expecting to hear that it 's of animal origin . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ It 's of no consequence . |
| 28 | ‘ It 's of no concern to me . |
| 29 | Other than that the neck feels really good and solid , and although it 's of the slim , wide variety ( 43.75mm at nut ) the fingerboard is n't so wide that you ca n't wrap a thumb over the top if you 're so inclined . |
| 30 | It 's of no use to have 70kg ( 1501b ) lines and links of lower strength values . |