Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] be of [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No one knew why , though the Dutch gunner Colonel opined that the reason for the Prince 's hasty departure could not have been of great importance , or else the Duke would surely have left with the Prince . |
| 2 | Firstly , the hypotensive effect of this drug may not have been of sufficient size to reduce microalbuminuria . |
| 3 | Unless the buyer can show that there was a latent defect present in the goods at the time of delivery which later became manifest ( and hence that the goods could not have been of merchantable quality at the time of delivery ) he may be left with no remedy . |
| 4 | When services were concentrated in large hospitals , it was possible for good managers to keep a watchful eye open for the danger signals , and although the physical and emotional environment may not have been of high quality , most residents would be properly fed and clothed and protected from abuse . |
| 5 | ‘ All the coaches in the world would n't have been of any use if you had n't had courage . |