Example sentences of "[conj] [subord] [pron] be of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whether the mother or the father is younger or if they are of the same age , has little effect on the infants ' survival chances , in so far as both parents are in the age most favourable to procreate healthy infants . |
| 2 | Or if you are of a nightmare disposition , the whole thing resembles the clinical and pageless world of Ray Bradbury 's Fahrenheit 451 , a world in which there is sexual fetishism , but no books , and people are wired for sound and watch TVs implanted into the walls of their homes . |
| 3 | The interpretation for which both the applicant and the Attorney-General contended before the Court of Appeal was that the answer was affirmative ; either because the proceedings for habeas corpus were so firmly imprinted with a civil character that they were to be treated as civil , notwithstanding the essentially criminal nature of the proceedings from which they arose , or because they were of an indeterminate nature , which section 13(2) ( a ) was wide enough to embrace . |
| 4 | In other cases women were raped or sexually abused because they were related to men the authorities could not capture or because they were of a particular ethnic or national origin . |
| 5 | This means that if it is of public interest it will appear in all the newspapers and no particular paper will have the incentive to try to procure a scoop . |
| 6 | I did so , and seeing I was of no more use , I rushed inside to awaken my older brother and sister to show them what had happened . |
| 7 | Other than that the neck feels really good and solid , and although it 's of the slim , wide variety ( 43.75mm at nut ) the fingerboard is n't so wide that you ca n't wrap a thumb over the top if you 're so inclined . |
| 8 | Not surprisingly , the landlord 's covenants are rather fewer than the tenant 's and if one was of a mind , and really thought that it was worth the effort , it is possible to invent several pages of landlord 's covenants which the tenant would dearly like to have included , but this would definitely not be worthwhile . |
| 9 | There is provision for the GAL to be separately represented if their recommendation differs from the young person , and if they are of sufficient age and understanding to instruct the solicitor themselves ( the GAL will advise solicitors about this ) . |
| 10 | I appeal to the Government to think again , this is going down the wrong road , we do not need these appointed , these appointees appointed by the Home Office and they know how it 's done , they know this new method , but there is the list of the greater the good , and if there 's of course there will be a bias one way or the other arising out of the very method by which it is done . |
| 11 | The album 's title is a rather self-conscious reference to her delicate frame of mind , and if you are of more robust taste the cover portrait of a blonde with an impossibly white complexion climbing up the wall will indicate that you should explore no further . |
| 12 | The breeding system adopted depends on the number of animals required and whether they are of an inbred or outbred strain . |
| 13 | It was to be known whether the mines " are like to continue as they have been , & whether the Oare is like to continue at the same rate it hath been at , and whether it be of the same goodness as it hath been . " |
| 14 | Sex is often used as a means of getting close and having contact , but if we are of this type then we feel that the partner will sense our detachment of feeling and lack of giving , and so will reject us . |
| 15 | If she dislikes all outward signs of mourning , wanting people to wear their normal clothes and for the proceedings to be very quiet and simple , that should be for her to decide , but if she is of the old school , who prefer mourners to dress rather sombrely , you should try to persuade the rest of the family to do so whatever their personal opinions may be ; although care must be taken not to cause friction over this or anything else which may sour the family gathering . |
| 16 | I listened but if it 's of no evidential value there is no point in listening because I 've got so much on my mind at that time erm to sort out that threat in there that I certainly ca n't recall what was exactly said or even along the lines of what was said . |
| 17 | The two things were entirely unconnected , but if it is of importance to you then you 'll be pleased to know that had there been a test you would have passed it with straight As . ’ |
| 18 | He was aching to tell his friends about the Gooseneck episode , but since it was of human rather than police significance he did n't feel entitled to waste their time during a busy day . |
| 19 | I may even have said in the spirit of the joke that it had been one hundred and fifty-six whores , for all the world as though it was of an obsessive importance for the actual number to be known with absolute accuracy ! |