Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [be] a [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I 'm a king to what I was . ’ |
| 2 | Dad told me , I ca n't remember what relation she is but she 's a relation to them anyway . |
| 3 | Delia 's favourite breed is the Labrador , but she is a friend to all dogs . |
| 4 | Regular worshippers may have been as sparse then as they are today but he was a person to whom one turned in times of trouble , just as he was called on at times of family celebration . |
| 5 | Yeah , but he was a bastard to you was n't he ? |
| 6 | ‘ But he was a sop to your pride ? |
| 7 | It is dealt with first because not only is it an important form of legal control through the tort of nuisance , but it is a prerequisite to understanding the controls afforded by the Public Health legislation , discussed in Chapter 3 . |
| 8 | But it is a relief to both the rider and the horse occasionally to dismount . ’ |
| 9 | But it is a blow to self-esteem and status that no amount of respect for the processes of democracy can remove . |
| 10 | I daresay you find this strange and may think I am ungrateful when after all I have been given the chance to set up for myself which is not given to many of our station but it is a surprise to me too . |
| 11 | Perhaps this debate wo n't be as lively and er as controversial as the one that er we arranged to have on the question of insider dealing but it is an important matter because auditing as I said , is not just as assistance to companies but it is a reassurance to the general public and the public at the moment are in need of grave reassurance that the insur that the er the financial services industry as well as industry generally , is being properly looked after and for these reasons er although we support er the orders before er the house tonight , we have no hesitation at all in ensuring that they are debated properly than not something that should simply go through on the nod . |
| 12 | £82 may not be much to a Cabinet Minister , but it is a fortune to many of our clients . |
| 13 | In truth , this image was never entirely fair , but it is a testament to our ability to respond to customer demand that , today , a visit to any supermarket bakery is likely to offer you the choice and quality to rival that of any traditional bakers . |
| 14 | But it is a means to more power , which in turn enables you to be choosy about your scripts . |
| 15 | But it is a judgment to be made by him and not by the courts , whose right and duty to intervene arises only if the decision is untenable in the sense that irrelevant matters were taken account of , relevant matters were not taken account of , or that the decision was manifestly wrong . |
| 16 | But it 's a pleasure to be a striker in this team , they make chances for you . ’ |
| 17 | Keyboard players have been doing this for years , but it 's a revelation to most guitarists . |
| 18 | Here too the monarchy was central to the political life of the country ; but it was a monarchy to which the rest of Europe offered no parallel . |
| 19 | But it was a relief to me when she left and , I was thankful to discover , it was even more of a relief to you . |
| 20 | The Consultants at least have to recognise , they could n't fix that the closure of was strongly opposed but it was a mystery to all of us except obviously Mr on the December how they were unable to nevertheless , to accept a little dissimilar rejection of part of my and the associated increased in the despite the fact that seven different people are of the same several different people same margin Mr but not . |
| 21 | For many groups , public-pressure group activity was no sign of their power , but it was a testament to the frustrated powerlessness of those who could not get the ear of government , still less their positive action — no matter what they did or did not do . |
| 22 | No , but it was a loan to me and I said to my dad he was loaning it me and I said to him erm I pay you back and then when I went to pick the cheque up er he says er well me mum says he giving you that you know he says what we 're gon na do is when , when they write the will out you 'll get that much less than the others , I says well as long as it ai n't gon na cause any problems |