Example sentences of "this [vb mod] [be] [art] [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | It you are constantly down in the dumps over the price of fleecewear then this may be the answer to your prayers . |
| 2 | They do not change as society changes and this may be an embarrassment to the organisation or trust that administers such income . |
| 3 | It is , however , a puzzle to me why this should be a surprise to anyone , or should even require exhaustive research . |
| 4 | George said : ‘ I think this should be a lesson to directors who give themselves massive pay rises . |
| 5 | ‘ This should be a signal to the world community to take decisive action for Bosnia . |
| 6 | Why this should be an objection to the control of pollution from nitrates is not clear , and it also overlooks the government 's own study commissioned from Sir William Halcrow and Partners . |
| 7 | We may legitimately ask why , given GPs ' professional concern with mental health , this should be the case to a greater extent than with other — frequently lay — referrals . |
| 8 | Losing her like this must be a blow to him . |
| 9 | I was vividly aware of the far reaching and vast contribution that Basil had made to education , to values , to the good influences of the Authority on teachers and children , colleges , schools and students , and I am of the privileged few who were able to work with Basil in the early days of struggles , so I know how much , how very much he did — So I felt that at least he had fulfilled — as nearly as we can ever judge — so much of his life 's work even to the developments in his own personal creative medium — and this must be a comfort to you as well as to us who knew him as a friend and colleague . |
| 10 | This might be the prelude to any adapted stage play , a stimulating montage before the proscenium arch is fitted over the screen . |
| 11 | This might be the answer to the Day of Prayer . ’ |
| 12 | This could be a godsend to the smallholder , especially on poor , cold land . |
| 13 | And for many of them this would be a dream to , come true . |
| 14 | This would be a counterblast to the growing propaganda of the Left , not only in Oxford but outside — in fact , I suggested that it should be called Counterblast , with Wyndham Lewis 's ‘ puce monster ’ , Blast , in mind — but we were as anxious to dissociate ourselves from the Right . |
| 15 | You might think that this would be a barrier to the audience — very far from it , for you could swear those masks were moving faces ! |
| 16 | This would be an addition to subscriptions . |
| 17 | Pate 's opted out of local authority control three years ago believing this would be an end to their financial problems . |
| 18 | " I hope this will be a warning to them all , " he observed to Mr Jenks , who stood grimly watching the scene at the end of the corridor . |
| 19 | Expect no complaints about suspension float or over sensitive steering : this will be a car to be driven . |
| 20 | With free car parks , picnic areas and refreshments available this will be a visit to the Wild West you 'll never forget . |
| 21 | The Panel must be hoping that this will be an end to the matter . |
| 22 | She , however , will be acutely aware of it and this will be an obstacle to cleaving . |
| 23 | This will be the question to be answered in the coming chapters . |