Example sentences of "[is] an [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There 's an art to tackling and it 's nothing to do with the elbows in faces , eye-poking , testicle-grabbing and raking opponents down their Achilles tendons that he talks about . |
| 2 | There 's an art to getting on and off the thing — most people fall the first few times . |
| 3 | I , I , I think there 's an art to that as well . |
| 4 | ‘ There 's an inside to things , ’ he explained , ‘ and print only gave me the outside . |
| 5 | His distribution is very good , as he showed against Forest , and that 's an asset to us . |
| 6 | If you feel that er , do you feel it 's an asset to the village ? |
| 7 | But there 's an angle to all this I do n't believe you know anything about . |
| 8 | If the Certificate of Search discloses that a resolution has been made adopting the provisions of the Clean Air Act , that 's an advantage to a buyer as a measure of protection against pollution . |
| 9 | Lord Vestey , Chairman of Cheltenham Racecourse , says it 's an advantage to us becasue we 're used to holding three day meetings . |
| 10 | It 's an offence to er exceed the er expenditure . |
| 11 | I mean obviously the it 's a I perhaps it 's an exaggeration to the effect that nobody can guarantee planning permission until they 've got planning permission . |
| 12 | Now that 's an idea to how they do it . |
| 13 | I do n't need it very often , erm I 'm not a bad asthmat , it 's an allergy to animals |
| 14 | I know he 's an inspiration to a boy like Tommaso . |
| 15 | He 's an inspiration to other blind people . |
| 16 | It 's an exception to the hearsay rule . |
| 17 | But it 's an exception to the hearsay rule that only applies against the maker . |
| 18 | It 's an honour to be involved in it … to beat it . |
| 19 | It 's an honour to be able to present her with a plaque . |
| 20 | It 's an honour to be considered for the B team . |
| 21 | ‘ It 's an invitation to you and your daughter to spend the coming weekend with me . |
| 22 | It 's an insult to dramatists to portray terrorists as psychopaths . |
| 23 | they think they 're too big to play Bury now , and that reflects upon you , the public , and this venue , and it 's an insult to us all ’ ! ! ! |
| 24 | This is Sinead O'Connor 's wealthless Utopia , and it 's an insult to the millions of people who work hard , not for money , but because some work just needs doing . |
| 25 | I 'm not involved with that man in any personal way , and it 's an insult to me to imagine that I am . |
| 26 | It 's an insult to feminism and I 'd like to know how much that cost out of the rates . |
| 27 | It 's an insult to all who served , especially the unlucky ones , who did n't return home . |
| 28 | ‘ The majority of low-paid members feel it 's an insult to be given such a letter . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ At the end of the day the majority of low-paid members feel it 's an insult to be given such a letter . ’ |
| 30 | Yeah granddad I was saying you know when erm you know when Richard was saying it 's an insult to be called a cockney when he 's not a cockney . |