Example sentences of "[be] [prep] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The natives are amenable for all their savage state , and impart their wisdom to us in exchange for fribbling items : a mere hairpin will set them to an ecstasy of delight , for they are like to children and have no metals . |
| 2 | As Hilton puts it we are born into this image of sin which " if wilt be like to Crist " must be crucified ( 86.356b. – 156 ) . |
| 3 | being across to water |
| 4 | You do n't know what it 's like to work . |
| 5 | You know what it 's like to part wi' your grandchild , to know there 'll be others you 'll not set eyes on ? |
| 6 | Erm the second er request was for to work in respect of the Greater York area , and unfortunately my unbounded optimism erm in respect of that has not borne fruition . |