Example sentences of "[verb] [vb mod] [be] of [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Facts selected should be of critical importance to understanding of a principle . |
| 2 | I do n't say — and do n't you believe — that henceforth you will be transformed in their eyes into a Hero of the Sexual Revolution , but what you have done will be of lasting value , not least to yourself . |
| 3 | The boys take a great interest in this Subject and the work done will be of vital use to such as afterwards become Engineers , Surveyors , Scientists , etc . " |
| 4 | We have enclosed a selection of brochures with this letter which we hope will be of special interest to you or your colleagues . |
| 5 | When this is not the case , as with non-Western cultures ( and as it might be with deaf people ) , then the theories produced may be of limited value . |
| 6 | All the information you can provide will be of great assistance . |
| 7 | Physicians may favour age criteria because they believe that the elderly are unlikely to benefit from treatment , that any benefit these patients enjoy will be of short duration , or that a diminished quality of life after treatment negates any possible benefit . |
| 8 | That is why I willingly sent him anything I thought might be of sufficient merit to justify him , as a publisher , pronouncing upon it . |
| 9 | On other occasions the news to be imparted will be of great interest to a variety of media and a full-scale mailing will be required . |
| 10 | As you know , these programmes come to you from the University of Sussex , and if you 've listened to any of them in the past , you 'll know that they 're devoted to topics and subjects in which we feel we have some expertise , and which we think would be of special interest to the local community . |
| 11 | The lessons learnt should be of great value to the analysis of other countries in the process of transition . |
| 12 | The only circumstances in which an option to renew will be of practical value to the tenant are where the landlord might be able successfully to oppose the grant of a new tenancy . |