Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] be of [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or it can be used to express requests for which one can assume willingness to comply : ( 209 ) ( She ) took me by the hand , and bidding me be of good cheer , set off with Gus in a coach , to pay a visit to those persons . |
| 2 | The reply involved my being of British descent , five generations back ; our country 's closer historical ties with Britain ; and , er , frankly , sir , a question of sport . |
| 3 | Shortly after the end of the war an incident occurred which was of critical importance in the development of Gandhi 's relations with the British — the massacre at Amritsar . |
| 4 | The problem SAVE faced was that it had been so disfigured by later alterations that many people doubted it was of sufficient interest to merit saving . |
| 5 | It is sad when the options are closed off because those who support do not know what is of most significance . |
| 6 | Fortunately , a framework was recently developed which is of great help in delineating appropriate value-adding roles for librarians and information scientists . |
| 7 | A deal was made which was of great benefit to both sides as Littler went on to present pantomimes for many years , sometimes as many as a dozen annually . |
| 8 | Whatever you do at least be sure to make it stupendously high ; let it be of all columns in the world the most lofty . ’ |
| 9 | They put them on their arms , but Julian noticed his were of different lengths , one covering his hand , the other leaving his hand extended beyond the edge . |
| 10 | In any case occupying them was of little interest to the Spanish authorities , for the islands the English settled had a much smaller area than Jamaica , the smallest and least developed of the Spanish islands ; later on , after it had been taken from the Spanish , Jamaica was the most important of the English Caribbean islands , but this only serves to show how small the English settlements were . |
| 11 | ‘ 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 . |
| 12 | A former customer , one who no longer buys anything is of little value ? |
| 13 | Indeed , the trees which separate them are of different varieties and are , generally , more gracile than those at Woodchester ( Neal 1981 , no. 87 ) . |
| 14 | Serious errors , such as the two examples given , are usually corrected very quickly , but many newspaper readers who have personal knowledge of a news item find inaccuracies in reporting which are of less importance and which do not get corrected . |
| 15 | He has recently been involved in the developments in sow housing and feeding which are of great interest to pig producers . |
| 16 | Erm and clearly you know they are of some use . |
| 17 | Pollution , the environment , again that is something which is not just for concern , we know it 's of global concern as well . |
| 18 | I may be told that this is an academic quibble since our democratic politicians know what is of constitutional significance in our way of government , approach such matters differently from other reforms , and are politically if not legally constrained . |
| 19 | ‘ We believe we should be accountable for out services and the inspection responsibility is to ensure they are of good quality , ’ said secretary Sandy Cameron . |
| 20 | ‘ We are anxious to proceed with performance review it is vitally important that services provided by the council are subject to close scrutiny to ensure they are of sufficient quality and right for the customer . ’ |
| 21 | Next , if I were wise only to my own ends , I would certainly take such a subject as of itself might catch a clause , whereas this ’ — he is of course writing about the vexed question of erm Church government and the possible disappearance of episcopy — ‘ whereas this hath all the disadvantages on the contrary , and such a subject as the publishing whereof might be delayed at pleasure and time enough to pencil it over with the curious touches of art , even to the perfection of a faultless picture , whereas in this argument the not deferring it is of great moment to the good speeding . |
| 22 | Before turning to the grounds of appeal there are two matters which I must mention which are of some importance . |
| 23 | Like many such groups , they have acquired a patina of legend : during the nineteenth century there were those who referred to them as Druid stones , others who thought they were of Roman origin , and yet others who asserted they must be the gravestones of Danish invaders vanquished by Banquo and Macbeth . |
| 24 | Peter Reid , the factor on Kildalton Estate ( 36 ) , in part of his statement said " I do n't suppose it is of any consequence to advert to the question of how people were removed , but I do n't think we can admit that there were any evictions , and I think there is no need , unless it is wished , to call forward witnesses to show that there were no evictions , at least in the ordinary sense of the word . " |
| 25 | I do n't think it 's of great benefit to English rugby to go around persuading people to stay on if it 's against their wishes , and possibly against their better judgement . |
| 26 | I agree , okay on my lifestyle is n't enough , but I did n't think it was of any concern because I thought well , okay so what are you s what are you suggesting then ? |
| 27 | Occasionally problems arise which are of common concern to a large group of parents within the school . |
| 28 | And I think it 's of particular concern in Richmondshire . |
| 29 | if I have gone on at length about this release , it is because I think it is of enormous interest and importance . |
| 30 | In the exterior walls prison chambers still survive which are of Romanesque date , while the audience chamber possesses a fine wall-fireplace . |