Example sentences of "'s a [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Has Wealth done this ? … then wealth 's a foe to me ; |
| 2 | ‘ I expect there 's a knack to it . |
| 3 | There 's a twist to it , it |
| 4 | there 's a twist to it . |
| 5 | There 's a sense to which , to put it in current terms |
| 6 | He 's a customer to us . |
| 7 | ‘ There 's a memorial to the dog in the grounds . |
| 8 | ‘ It 's a quarter to five ! |
| 9 | Look ; it 's a quarter to nine now , you 'll be here till a quarter to ten fiddling around . |
| 10 | ‘ It 's a quarter to two . ’ |
| 11 | Albert Hammond that is and er A Free Electric Band it 's Radio Nottingham it 's a quarter to one and er Action Line Action Line time now and er in a film Thelma and Louise that 's starter of the trend for stronger independent women if er you fancy a lift but want something a little less drastic then our Louise from the Action Line team is here today with something to tickle your fancy I 'm scared now I hope you 're not suggesting that er women take to their cars and mow down any unsuspecting male that gets in their way . |
| 12 | You 're listening to the Fox Report , it 's a quarter to 7 . |
| 13 | It 's a quarter to seven . |
| 14 | Naaah , it 's a tribute to the Pixies , definitely . |
| 15 | ‘ Some people reckon they could n't distinguish between the mascots and the players before kick-off , and that 's a tribute to the youngsters who took care of Liverpool . |
| 16 | That 's a tribute to the British work force and do n't let the honourable gentleman forget that we now have one point four million more in work , in the U K than we had ten years ago . |
| 17 | It 's a tribute to my step-father 's life . |
| 18 | His parents say that it 's a tribute to their son 's popularity . |
| 19 | Jane says it 's a tribute to the player 's determination that he ever played again . |
| 20 | Oh it 's a tribute to the |
| 21 | Then after the elections , the elections are to have a constituent assembly and that constituent assembly will work out our new constitution in the country and from that constituent assembly we hope also to form a national government of unity , of national unity and that 'll continue maybe for five years in order to give stability to the country and this of course also means a concession because it 's a concession to the existing power structures to have some kind of stability . |
| 22 | We are a bit tired of getting up early ( breakfast 7.30 , start teaching at 8.30 — and that 's a concession to us lazy foreigners , since teaching starts at 8 normally here ) so Comrade Wu kindly arranged for us to have breakfast in our rooms today — the first opportunity for a lie-in we 've had ! |
| 23 | I do n't know this afte , well it 's it 's a pretence to the |
| 24 | Ah he 's a friend to me . |
| 25 | But if the polls are wrong and it 's a fight to the finish , the verdict may not be known until the West Coast results are in . |
| 26 | 17 YEAR OLD BOY — ‘ For me it 's a relief to be able to come here and not have to drink to impress my friends ’ . |
| 27 | And that 's a relief to me really . |
| 28 | I never thought , here 's a chance to be taken seriously . |
| 29 | When parents visit your school to seek to transfer a child from your neighbour it 's a chance to casually inquire about the relative strengths and attractions of the schools . |
| 30 | now 's a chance to erm |