Example sentences of "he could be of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fearsome riots that swept the inner cities in 1981 , in Brixton first , then Toxteth and Hansworth , Moss Side and Bristol , came as no surprise , and convinced Charles that this was the area where he could be of some use . |
| 2 | He visited the horrible flat every day to see if he could be of use . |
| 3 | He had found milk at the ā gri 's house and the old man had come back with him to see if he could be of any use . |
| 4 | It was March 1917 , and the young officer-to-be immediately went north to Petrograd ( now St Petersburg ) to see if he could be of help to the royal family . |
| 5 | He was as sure as he could be of anything that Taheb was an ally to cultivate . |
| 6 | What particularly touched me was that , practical as always and among the most financially-shrewd of men he said that perhaps he could be of material help over the longer tour . |