Example sentences of "i [vb mod] [be] a [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can begin to be a real father to my girls and prepare for the day when I 'll be a grandfather to their children . |
| 2 | I have no children of my own and I really thought I could be a mother to Debbie … |
| 3 | Shaking her head , she said , ‘ Richard would never take the risk , and I 'd be a fool to even consider it . ’ |
| 4 | Apart from anything else , this project is worth a great deal financially and I 'd be a fool to myself if I forfeited it just because the client is an obnoxious , egotistical swine . |
| 5 | My master said : for my dear mother 's sake I will be a friend to you and you shall take care of my linen — God bless him — and gave me four golden guineas which were in my old lady 's pocket when she died . |