Example sentences of "[pers pn] are of [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although they are rarer fossils , some of them are of such interest that they are worth mentioning here . |
| 2 | Seating depends on room arrangement and table size ; but the more in the centre you are of any line the better your range of vision , and the better placed you are to get involved . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Secondly , the torts considered in this chapter may also come into question in cases of alleged unlawful competition between traders , but in practice they are of little significance because of the common law 's refusal to adopt any principle of ‘ fair competition ’ other than the prohibition of obviously unlawful acts like torts and crimes and breaches of contract . |
| 5 | Consequently , rich and colourful though they may appear , they are of little value as habitat . |
| 6 | Whilst data presented in graphical form have pictorial value , permitting crude general statements to be made about a sediment , they are of little value for detailed comparisons with other samples . |
| 7 | It can not be too strongly stressed that the subject of letters is all-important and that , even though they may be complete with the signature , they are of little virtue or worth unless they say something of at least modest significance . |
| 8 | Individually they are of little importance , but collectively . |
| 9 | ‘ They were all appointed because they are of such standing in the worlds in which their reputations were made that they will never kowtow to proprietors or editors . ’ |
| 10 | The Crime Survey is a victimisation study and its main conclusion is one that has been noted , in a less systematic way , many times before : working-class crime is a problem , and it is a problem for the working class , since they are its principal victims , as they are of all types of crime : |
| 11 | These are attitudes of the Stoics and it will be seen that though they are noble and inspiring , they are of this world . |
| 12 | Erm and clearly you know they are of some use . |
| 13 | He points out that most certified trainees come straight from school and so are cheaper to employ in the earlier stages of their qualification when they are of less use . |
| 14 | They are there , they are colossal , they are of another age ; and nobody knows how they came there . |