Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] [pers pn] be to [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is this idea of social solidarity that provided Leon Duguit with the basis of his theory of law and it is to his work that we now turn . |
| 2 | Consequently God is more committed to our character than he is to our comfort . |
| 3 | They are not well off , but they are not on the breadline and it is to our credit that we have a structure that supports people when they are between jobs . |
| 4 | This conclusion is as pertinent to women caring for an elderly or disabled person as it is to their sisters caring for young , able-bodied children . |
| 5 | Christianity , as we know it , is in many respects actually closer to those pagan systems of belief than it is to its own Judaic origins . |
| 6 | What 's more it is as kind to the environment as it is to your skin , thanks to our ozone-friendly dispenser . |
| 7 | There is no reason to suppose we will be any better , in the long run , at demonstrating respect towards our partner than we are to our parents and relatives . |
| 8 | And it gave lots and lots of work to our colleagues and you know , when , when I say that er I think I made a comment that at that time , er had made the , the , the comment about er the winds of change and that er you know we were never better off , well really the unemployment figures were so low at that time that it 's to my mind you know , a truism . |