Example sentences of "[be] an [noun] to [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You are an asset to my establishment . |
| 2 | Trudie 's award was presented by popstar Cliff Richard who thinks her efforts are an example to everyone … |
| 3 | But now I think that the Nicaraguan women are an example to us . |
| 4 | So , the first general point is , these things are an aid to you . |
| 5 | It had been an eye-opener to me in 1987 when I realized how naïve I had been about the press , discovered how they believe they have some God-given right to intrude on the privacy of well-known individuals in the name of journalism . |
| 6 | There are many people like Olive who have been an inspiration to me . |
| 7 | He has always been a source of inspiration to me and I hope that he will take it as a compliment when I say that , from the days when I was a student , he has been an inspiration to me . |
| 8 | ‘ He has been an inspiration to us . |
| 9 | Family support : ‘ Thomas has been an inspiration to us , ’ says Beverley |
| 10 | Perhaps this is because all these changes affected middle class feminists , and middle class feminists have always been an embarrassment to their radical sisters who feel the movement would be purer if all its adherents were working class or women of colour . |
| 11 | It 'd been an embarrassment to me , but I said I was n't taking the bag , that the other guy could finish the round and that I 'd wait until tomorrow . |
| 12 | I tell this because the humility and openness to God of my friend has always been an example to me . |
| 13 | ‘ Players like Steve Mungall have been an example to everyone else at the club . |
| 14 | You behave sometimes as though I 'm an embarrassment to you . |
| 15 | If that 's something you want us to is it something you would that be an advantage to you . |
| 16 | He did , however , have one quality which proved to be an asset to his country — he knew how to win by craft and diplomacy what he could not gain by force . |
| 17 | Would some kind of spiritual direction be an enrichment to me currently ? |
| 18 | Homoeopathic treatment , as described here , should always be an addition to whatever advice you would normally seek . |
| 19 | But for that I need Wealth , O Lord , I confess it : without it I am worthless ; just let me get my hands on it and I will be an ornament to Your name . ’ |
| 20 | Why should Andropulos be an exception to what appears to be a fairly well established rule ? ’ |
| 21 | I think what I imagined erm Miss Whittaker and Chairman is that erm if you get the criteria right then this exceptions policy would also be an exception to I eleven , but it would have to pass this criteria . |
| 22 | It would be an insult to her father . |
| 23 | Such a measure would be an insult to our Faith ; it would without question prove to be gravely damaging to morality , private and public ; it would be , and would remain , a curse upon our country . |
| 24 | ‘ But there should be an addendum to it . |
| 25 | He upset Mary further by saying he thought Adam 's sister Bridget very attractive and it would be an inducement to him if she became one of the members . |
| 26 | Perhaps a breakdown of the circuit would be an answer to my problem . ’ |
| 27 | First to er , Peter 's point about er Gillian Sheppard , on the er , on the er Direct , I must say to you , I got a bit of a surprise when I saw Gillian Sheppard in such brazen er fashion on er on Direct , but you know , you 've quickly got answers in this organization , and somebody said ah well , it was meant to be an obituary to her and they were a bit perceptive in that er respect . |
| 28 | There may be an allusion to it in 11.34 " now when they shall stumble , they shall be helped with a little help , but many shall join themselves unto them with blandishments " . |
| 29 | He had the freedom of spirit to cut through convention and authority if he felt it to be an impediment to his calling . |
| 30 | Possibly he felt that for her to inherit control of a shipping company might be an embarrassment to her husband in his political career . |