Example sentences of "[adj] to be [prep] some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The building is supposed to be of some importance , architecturally . |
| 2 | He , while happy to be of some use , was not content that inequality on this scale should persist — inequality of opportunity , of course , for as a station-master he was a hierarchical man . |
| 3 | Lastly , the points used in the control group can not be regarded as suitable : electrical stimulation of needles only 2 cm from the real points is unlikely to be without some effect . |
| 4 | It was all at my fingertips and I was only too pleased to be of some assistance , from whatever quarter the request came . |
| 5 | He was a man apart , a man desperate to be of some use , driven to understand the purpose of life and his role within it . |