Example sentences of "[be] [noun pl] to [adj] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is of course true that there are parallels to certain of these ideas in Greek and Roman philosophies , in Eastern religions , in the writings of mystics and in eighteenth-century sublime poetry , and well-read and inquiring students like Wordsworth and Coleridge could not have avoided hearing about them . |
| 2 | Wardens are few , but so are visitors to many of the remoter areas . |
| 3 | Lautro accepts that some of the facts were mistaken and that there may be qualifications to some of the allegations . |
| 4 | Morocco and Tunisia are to be hosts to two of the next sessions of the multilateral Middle East peace talks . |
| 5 | This might be the case with provocation , for example : there may be objections to some of the distinctions now drawn by the law of provocation , but a broader defence of extreme emotional disturbance might provide for reduction of the offence in cases of loss of self-control when caring for a baby or when arrested by a police-officer known to be acting lawfully , and some might feel that there are strong arguments against this . |
| 6 | There are answers to some of these criticisms , of course . |
| 7 | In fact , the technocrats of land drainage are heirs to one of the oldest forms of organized local government . |
| 8 | What he wanted were answers to some of the things they might not have thought of . |
| 9 | Hearts had n't scored three goals at home in a league match since August and , apart from the introduction of Thomas , it was thanks to one of their brighter performances in midfield that they defeated Falkirk with something to spare . |