Example sentences of "it [verb] been of " in BNC.

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1 The Department of Employment in their Partnership Handbook publication , recommend and increase in the numbers of teachers undertaking secondment into industry as a key performance indicator of partnership activity , as it has been of the TVEI extension programme .
2 Sir , — It has been of great interest for me to read of small company audits in recent issues , and especially the approaches of other members .
3 The government-run NORP is still in operation today , however the observation that this programme is not mentioned in much of the post-1985 literature on oral rehydration therapy in Bangladesh , suggests that it has been of limited value to the people of Bangladesh .
4 At present any member of the public can consult it all day long , all year round , and there is no doubt that it has been of invaluable help not only to scholars but also to the art trade .
5 Whereas libertarian historians have devoted relatively little attention to this question , for the traditional liberal and Soviet schools it has been of vital importance .
6 It has been of considerable economic advantage to both countries .
7 No doubt his electoral leadership was of value ; but can it have been of decisive importance ?
8 This was largely but not exclusively an obsession of Congregationalists , much as it had been of mediaeval bishops .
9 It had been of considerable importance to the development of the District 's confidence and reputation in East Anglia in the early twenties .
10 It had been of course her suggestion that Mark 's pastoral visit should be no longer delayed .
11 It was cooler tonight than it had been of late , besides which she no longer dared to sleep in her underwear , and she pulled on a shortie nightshirt , a farewell present from her brothers .
12 ‘ If my memory serves me correct , it was you who declared that it had been of no consequence and to wipe it out , ’ he said , the adoring fiancé replaced by an aloof accuser .
13 But the surgery on Monday morning was not as busy as it had been of late .
14 I hope you enjoyed that discussion I mean well first of all if you live in the Selby area it 's been of relevance to you and you 've managed to hear what both sides are saying but I I hope even if you do n't live in the Selby area it 's er you 've er found it as fascinating as I have to hear the pros and cons of such a complex issue .
15 Saying fantastic erm and then you can say look , as it 's been of some benefit do you remember what I said earlier ?
16 and the money for your daughter in the future so do you feel that it 's been of some benefit to you today to have had this discussion ?
17 So you feel it 's been of some benefit to you today ?
18 yes , I think it 's been of an assistance to the court yes , assistance to me that erm Mr has been at least only to of explain the background which erm is not entirely , not an easy matter , so er if it 's necessary I 'll give a certificate
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