Example sentences of "thing [to-vb] [prep] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is one thing to look at an ill person and say that they are out of balance . |
| 2 | But there was also a growing disaffection among the younger poets and critics : he had ceased to be a poet and had become an institution , and the only thing to do with an institution is to attempt to pull it down . |
| 3 | ‘ There 's only one thing to do after an experience like that . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ It 's a very serious thing to lie on an application form . ’ |
| 5 | As to ‘ a big one ’ , dear , what a thing to say to an ageing queen ! |
| 6 | It 's a strange thing to say in an empty tin box , but I suddenly feel almost at home . ’ |