Example sentences of "[modal v] [pron] be of " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ May I be of assistance ? ’ |
| 2 | How may I be of assistance ? ’ — wo n't let you get away with : ‘ Er , egg and bacon and toast and coffee please , miss . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Monsieur — Madame — May I be of assistance ? ’ |
| 4 | ‘ May I be of assistance ? ’ he ventured . |
| 5 | And the more dubious must we be of sweeping generalisations made on the basis of such statistics . |
| 6 | Should it be of happiness or of sorrow ? |
| 7 | It was not publishable as it stood , said Michael , but might it be of interest to me ? |
| 8 | Could I be of some assistance ? |
| 9 | Could she be of any assistance ? |
| 10 | We therefore have to know : what sort of presence could there be of a God to whom there applied none of the limitations that applied to finite human existence ? |
| 11 | What better evidence could there be of a nation at ease with itself ? |
| 12 | But what better opportunity could there be of examining the fate of those seeds of reason that might be cast on the stony ground of the communal intelligence ? |
| 13 | How could it be of ethical significance that the word ‘ good ’ , considered just as a sound , is used in a certain way ? |
| 14 | When could it be of particular use to you do you think ? |
| 15 | ( In practice the meshes need not be of constant size nor need they be of uniform shape . ) |
| 16 | What is in these and would they be of interest both to the beginner and more experienced teacher-researcher . |
| 17 | communist with the , the Kuomintang I mean , wo would they be of the opinion that revolution should happen , but maybe they , they would be thinking more in terms of an urban revolution or would they be er very similar opinion to the Kuomintang , you know |
| 18 | Would he be of Cabinet rank ? |
| 19 | many white athletes , some of whom may themselves be of exceptional athletic potential , believe blacks to be innately superior as athletes . |
| 20 | ‘ Can I be of assistance , gentlemen ? ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Now , how can I be of help to you ? ’ she said , taking her own seat behind the barrier of the desk . |
| 22 | How can I be of assistance ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ How can I be of assistance ? ’ it said . |
| 24 | Yes , Mrs Jones , we have a room booked for you on the thirtieth of July — can I be of any assistance to you ? |
| 25 | Always answer the phone clearly and say who you are — ‘ Jane Murphy , can I help you ’ or ‘ Good morning , Murphy speaking , can I be of assistance . ’ |
| 26 | " So how can I be of assistance to you ? " she asked , fixing a professional smile to her face , the same smile she used when dealing with difficult customers or when fixing the amount to paid out in bribes . |
| 27 | Can I be of help ? ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Can I be of help ? ’ she asked . |
| 29 | ‘ In what particular can I be of comfort to Prince Llewelyn ? ’ |
| 30 | Can we be of any assistance ? |