Example sentences of "not [be] a [noun] to [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm optimistic that in the long run her heart will not be a problem to her . |
| 2 | However , a mere counterparty surely should not be a customer to whom a firm owes customer obligations such as best execution or disclosure of material interests . |
| 3 | Do not be a disappointment to me , Huy . ’ |
| 4 | If you are agreeable to the suggestion , the financial arrangements need not be a barrier to you . |
| 5 | However , it must remain a background thought in our minds and not be an obstacle to our concentration on the melodic creation . |
| 6 | While he was n't able to resist indulging his rather immature sense of humour by selling me a few dummies , my father could n't abide a son of his not being a credit to him in some way ; my body was a forlorn hope for any improvement , so only my mind was left . |
| 7 | Whether such a prognosis is indeed likely or not is a question to which we shall return shortly , but for the time being let us merely note the danger , which is in any event a very real one , and pass on . |
| 8 | It c it certainly has n't been a drawback to me . |
| 9 | I 'm nobody 's charity case , and I wo n't be a burden to you . |
| 10 | After what happened to the poor idiot , Donny , at Sallins , just two miles down the road , an Arbuthnot would n't be a trouble to their consciences . |
| 11 | It certainly wo n't be a distraction to me this week . ’ |