Example sentences of "[be] [noun sg] to [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The central T8-A9 step is overwound to 44° , whereas the flanking C-T and A-G steps are underwound to 28° .
2 I am clerk to Nether Wyresdale Parish Council in Scorton and , while I can not speak on behalf of either the Parish Council or the residents of the parish , I think it would be appropriate to discuss the possibility of Nether Wyresdale becoming part of Lancaster District .
3 Whether they 're the citizens ' charter , whether they are response to people from the press or from the public or constantly ringing in to the switchboard , or whether it 's by all the other ways in which we disseminate information .
4 There 's been damage to farm machinery as well … ’
5 He too had seen Alfred departing with Beatrice , but unlike Alice he had followed them , and had been witness to Alfred 's humiliating rejection .
6 ‘ Go up ! ’ he hissed anxiously , hoping he 'd not be heard ; horrified that she had been witness to Gosse 's death .
7 The mineralogical modification of the clays has been montmorillonite to illite , kaolinite to illite below about 3000 m , and illite to sericite and chlorite at greater depths .
8 However , some reports suggested that there had been opposition to Saddam 's decision to invade .
9 The dorsal arm plates are fan to bell shaped and separated .
10 The dorsal arm plates are fan to bell shaped not contiguous sometimes with a finely rugose distal edge .
11 The dorsal arm plates are fan to bell shaped and separated .
12 Both are home to seabirds and seals and all manner of grasses and flowers .
13 This week United are home to Watford
14 London Caribbean households typically are home to speakers of several different language varieties .
15 Its rolling plains , watered by the mighty Brahmaputra river , are home to elephants , leopard , tigers and the world 's rarest rhino .
16 Jotan 's wife Arkhina was reclining on cushions in a nearby alcove , and her mother , a daughter of Arjun the Great , was engaged in conversation with the widow of her cousin , who had been parent to Nogai .
17 It 's been home to generations of intrepid time lords , and wo n't be sold for less than fifteen thousand pounds .
18 And certainly they 're record to date has been better than ours so erm maybe we should
19 Other areas that I am personally responsible for are Person to Person , an ‘ in depth ’ interview with a member of staff at their home , Amicable Angus/Agnes ( getting someone to come up with an idea ) and Amicable Focus .
20 The curtains — drapes — in the latest Hebridean ferries are floor to ceiling with tie-backs and the carpets are wall to wall .
21 The two most obvious and irksome are subjection to satraps and extortion of tribute , including personal military service .
22 The decision was not costly for India — Marsh was bowled shortly afterwards — but most onlookers were convinced that Boon , when 1 , must have been lbw to Kapil Dev .
23 If you are newcomer to spreadsheets then you may find Excel easier to deal with but if you are an experienced 123 user then the latest version from Lotus is likely to be the only choice .
24 Among the services offered are access to database information and details of all member firms , their work specialities and language skills .
25 The pan Am flight to New York was scheduled to leave at 11.30 a.m .
26 Before the war grammar schools were distinguished by their academic curriculum , by the existence of sixth forms , from which there could be progress to university , and by the academic qualifications of the teachers ; and so , after 1944 , it was taken for granted that the grammar school ideal must be preserved in its familiar form .
27 ‘ What yer do is yer own business , but one sign that things ai n't right and I 'm orf to Monsieur Didier — and the perlice .
28 Springbok win could be route to Union elite
29 The USA also has limited equity co-operatives to make housing affordable , while there can also be recourse to corporations and private foundations as possible sources of financial assistance .
30 There is a thin strip of wasteland between the allotments and the depot which could be home to rats .
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