Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pers pn] [be] to the " in BNC.
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1 | An etymologist he was to the bitter end . |
2 | BENEFICIAL gets another chance at Goodwood today to demonstrate just what a loss he is to the Derby . |
3 | Enough has been said even in this brief review to make the point that when men wished to designate sanctity or degrees of sanctity it was to the hierarchy of precious substances that they turned for appropriate symbols . |
4 | We ca n't really see , for instance , what help it is to the driver to know how much time he spent with wheelslip above the preset 18% limit . |
5 | Helping her to progress from the infant she was to the adult she will become is , I believe , the hardest task of parenting . |
6 | This all reflects the important part that political organizations played in the Edwardian era , for when politicians needed means of communication and organization in a time of crisis it was to the parties rather than to the state that they turned for the machinery and the expertise ; it was not to be the same in 1939 , with consequent effects on the state of the local parties by 1945 . |
7 | I 've said more'n once to Bessie Beavis what a credit you was to the human race . ’ |
8 | In previous Wembley appearances Norman has proved what a tremendous asset he is to the team . |
9 | The press-book heralded Black Legion as the ‘ Truest To Life Film Ever Made ’ and if this claim was meant to refer to the actual Detroit trial it was to the settings of the film that the most audiences would have applied it . |
10 | No doubt it is to the benefit of patients , but it is by no means to the benefit of residents . |
11 | When he returned to Africa to work in journalism it was to the Gold Coast he came in 1934 . |
12 | First time it was to the did he say whether Gavin got off alright ? |