Example sentences of "were a [noun] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At sea the ship can appear enormous , and even minor landing craft travelling at a brisk trot were a hazard to canoes , for the minor LC 's blunt bow pushed out a small wall of water . |
| 2 | ‘ They were a sacrifice to purity , ’ murmured Jaq . |
| 3 | Her reminiscences were a delight to Constance and the things she learned from her friend 's rambling monologues stayed with her for life . |
| 4 | These picturesque , turning mill sails were a delight to children ; and this is borne out by Mrs Celia Jay of Blaxhall . |
| 5 | None the less the pronounced Indian elements in the otherwise classical design of New Delhi were a tribute to Havell 's persistence . |
| 6 | Coun Fishwick said she was overwhelmed by the enthusiasm shown by all the children who entered , and the two chosen were a credit to Darlington . |
| 7 | Those sausages were a credit to Mother because she knew just the seasoning they required , and we would hang them up in the kitchen for people to eat as they pleased . |
| 8 | The government and the church obviously thought we were a threat to society . ’ |
| 9 | When discussion of a reconvened Geneva conference was in the air in December 1973 , the government stated that ‘ Israel will not return to the lines of June 4 , 1967 , which were a temptation to aggression . ’ |
| 10 | You were a Monday to Friday till then . |
| 11 | Julian and Sandy were a reaction to Rodney and Charles , but less cliché-ridden . |
| 12 | To concede nothing-unless concession were a path to victory . |
| 13 | Not surprisingly they noticed the sack of Rome by the Gauls , because Massalia could not overlook such a movement of Celtic populations and because the invaders were a danger to Magna Graecia too , besides being used by Dionysius I as mercenaries . |
| 14 | Mr Glavisky thinks people probably recalled German prisoners filling in the water-logged tank traps in Speke , which were a danger to children . |