Example sentences of "[noun] [be] of [noun] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This challenges the assumption that such programmes are of interest only to a specialist few : |
| 2 | PEAS capital gains tax savings were of value only to those whose capital gains had in the given year exceeded the free allowance — not a predicament in which the average punter found himself . |
| 3 | Stylistics as a branch of literary studies can draw on this kind of work , but its concerns must in general be very different , because from a literary point of view the linguistic form of texts is of interest only in certain respects . |
| 4 | That particular proposal was of interest only to the limited number of countries which have huissiers de justice , which prompted Professor Graveson when the issue was discussed in 1960 to express the traditional preference of the British Government for bilateral conventions , but the topic attracted more general interest and it was decided to re-examine the whole range of possibilities . |
| 5 | Collections of dried plants are of interest only to the dedicated or desiccated botanist ; and much the same applies to systematic collections of beetles or of fleas . |
| 6 | Sufferers get better in the Fellowships ; treatment centres and counsellors are of value only in so far as they help sufferers towards an understanding of the principles and processes of the Fellowships . |
| 7 | That meant that she had no money , and the all-day bus ticket was of course also in the purse . |
| 8 | Such a design can be generalized to allow comparisons among more than two experimental treatments , though the rarity of human triplets , quadruplets , etc. , means that the techniques are of use primarily in animal or plant studies . |
| 9 | York is of course home to one of Britain 's oldest and best racecourses and this year there is more than £2 million prize money at stake during the various meetings . |
| 10 | If the sale is of part only of the land affected by the notice of deposit , a simple letter of consent to the transaction from the bank or other person protected by the notice , addressed to the Chief Land Registrar , is sufficient ; but some banks have their own form , which they like to use in such cases . |
| 11 | In 1930 , Helene Deutsch described the syndrome of frigidity t-n a significant group of her patients , women who are ‘ psychically healthy ’ , yet for whom the concept of orgasm was completely alien : ‘ In intercourse they experience a happy and tender sense that they are giving keen pleasure , convinced that coitus is of importance only to the man . |
| 12 | Physical maturation is a critical factor in the attainment of continence although emotional factors are of importance particularly in secondary enuresis . |
| 13 | Please let me know whether this proposition is of interest either by writing to me or by telephoning either myself or my colleague [ NAME ] . |
| 14 | In reality , the focus for the aggregate balance is of course both upon imports and exports . |