Example sentences of "be to [pers pn] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now he was sharp and alert and as curt and direct as Sandison had been to him the day before . |
| 2 | So vivid was her imagination that she became adept at having conversations with him in which he was always making her laugh , always being to her the sort of person she longed to have as a life companion . |
| 3 | C. Most of the pits sunk about a hundred years ago were to mine the coal which was near the surface , within about 20 fathoms ( 40 m ) depth or so . |
| 4 | The proposal is to mine the lignite and to burn it at a mine-mouth power station , probably near the Crumlin deposit . |
| 5 | This presence in and with the community was to them the sign of the kingdom of God on earth . |
| 6 | Thomas Gunson , of Middlesex , a glass seller , was to he the treasurer or receiver — advancing monies from time to time to carry on the works arid to pay miners or other workmen . |