Example sentences of "could [adv] be of " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could only be of help . ’ |
| 2 | I consider that it could only be of assistance to them if they had that foundation with which to commence their overview of the requirements of the case and the discharge of their statutory duty under the Children Act 1989 . |
| 3 | The Governor , Sir David Wilson , has argued for a general ‘ right of entry ’ to Britain — though such a ‘ right ’ could not be of much value if it were not ordinarily convertible into full citizenship . |
| 4 | ‘ I do n't say the man could not be of the highest value , if he did not ruin everything he touches with his implacable spleen . |
| 5 | Twenty-three per cent of them thought that ‘ they could possibly be of some use with certain reservations ’ and 27 per cent of them considered them to be of no use at all . |
| 6 | It may be that Wilfrid 's personal support could still be of assistance to an aspiring aetheling , but it is interesting that Eadwulf spurned Wilfrid 's overtures . |
| 7 | ‘ Sir , I think you could still be of assistance . |
| 8 | There is some similarity between these issues , particularly when it is borne in mind that the theist does not regard God as a supra-terrestrial object for whose existence or non-existence no earthly observations could conceivably be of relevance . |
| 9 | The policy document suggested here could also be of use in this regard , by facilitating local discussion and thus helping to keep the development effort in line with the wishes and aspirations of the people . |
| 10 | Further investigations about somatostatin in this field could also be of interest . |
| 11 | Sorry I could n't be of more help . |
| 12 | It could even be of benefit by exposing parts of leaves that would normally be hidden . |
| 13 | Greg Dyke and I decided to explore the possibility of sponsorship , which could well be of great value in London Weekend Television 's long-term future . |
| 14 | I mean this is something that we could maybe be of help to in fact maybe something that I could be of help to them on because I actually do lectures on public relations how to assess what I mean at a very basic level you want to communicate with press how do you do it but before you do it why do you want to do it . |
| 15 | Judicious choice of quantity and timing of amino acid intake could therefore be of benefit . |
| 16 | They could never be of lower caste than herself and the principle of lineage exogamy applied . |