Example sentences of "this was [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was relatd to a several fold increase in the concentration of SCFA in the caecum . |
| 2 | This was anathema to the predominant mentality of the time , and a stark contrast to the later argument of Job Throckmorton [ q.v. ] that Parliament had full competence in the matter . |
| 3 | Georgia O'Keeffe became tarnished with an idealogy of sexual difference at a time when this was anathema to a liberated woman . |
| 4 | This was music to my ears and , after dropping him off , headed to the appropriate bridge and then down to the canal . |
| 5 | This was Pathfinders to Mars , a six-episode production , again by Messrs Hulke and Paice , which opted for prerecording in a bid to retain the sanity of Director Guy Verney . |
| 6 | I must say that all this was news to me , but then Nigel never voluntarily discussed his work at home . |
| 7 | This was news to me . |
| 8 | This was news to me , although I knew Graham Fearnley , who was Jack Mason 's agent and looked after quite a big stable of European golfers . |
| 9 | All this was news to Rance , for although Burma was not formally independent he had been excluded from decision making since the Attlee — Aung San Agreement had transferred virtually all power to the Council , functioning as a Cabinet . |
| 10 | ‘ I have been silent ’ ( this was news to the Lionisers ) ‘ but my lips shall be sealed no longer . |
| 11 | ‘ Trying to trip me up ? ’ queried Leith , giving no inkling that this was news to her . |