Example sentences of "[is] [adv] to his [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 He adopted an honourable course , which is greatly to his credit and that of the club . ’
2 John Bitumen ( or Raging Bullshit as he 's known amongst his colleagues ) , is never one to sit on the fence ( vandalising it is more to his nature ) .
3 That there is more to his writing than an ability to recount individual anecdotes is increasingly being acknowledged .
4 There is more to his background than the dismissive labels of ‘ retired film actor and professional after-dinner speaker ’ would suggest .
5 In many cases it was the first time anyone had explained to the man in the trench that there is more to his job than laying pipes !
6 ‘ It 's up to his doctor to decide if he 'll be fit enough to return to work .
7 And he 's up to his neck in it . ’
8 ‘ I think it would be better if Chris Lewis had a month off before the season starts again but I 'm afraid that is up to his county .
9 Another airport rally is planned for Denver , Colorado , at 5am and then it is back to his home town of Little Rock , Arkansas , to vote .
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