Example sentences of "it be to his [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is this idea of social solidarity that provided Leon Duguit with the basis of his theory of law and it is to his work that we now turn . |
| 2 | The most observant reporter of saying things by means of deeds was the late Erving Goffmann , and it is to his work that I would like to dedicate the rest of this lecture . |
| 3 | I wrote to the Secretary of State for the Environment and was told that it was really a matter for the chief environmental officer of the local authority , but when I took the matter up with the local environmental officer , his response — and it is to his credit that he responded — was , ’ Well , it may be bad , but it is not really so bad that I must take any action . ’ |
| 4 | His defence advocate , James Reilly said : ‘ It is to his credit that he returned to face the music . ’ |
| 5 | It is to his circumstances that attention is directed in fixing the rate of tax to be paid . |
| 6 | It was to his girlfriend in Harare and he told her straight away that he was showing the French a thing or two , but it still was n't like the old days with the Rhodesian Light Infantry . |
| 7 | I 'd make it me business to er yes and course it was to his trade good jobs as he 'd done for customers , had it done so well , they told somebody else and it brought in trade , see what I mean ? |
| 8 | In the autumn of 1751 , for example , Alexander Hume Campbell , the brother of the Earl of Marchmont , and member of parliament for Berwickshire , wrote to Lord Anson , the First Lord of the Admiralty , telling him how important it was to his interest that Lieutenant James Home should be made a post-captain , and reminding Lord Anson that this favour had already been promised to Lord Marchmont during a conversation in the House of Lords . |