Example sentences of "was [noun prp] [noun prp] to " in BNC.

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1 Also she was greatly occupied with the other company at Covent Garden , and it was van Praagh to whom John turned.for help .
2 Among this generation was Ralph Hengham to whom are attributed not only two short legal treatises but also the initiative for much of Edward 's legislation .
3 We still had one Munro to go in our master plan , which was Meall Garbh to the north of Ben Lawers , but two minutes of huddling behind a rock reminded us that plans can be changed .
4 Its full title was Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners or a Brief and Faithful delation of the Exceeding Mercy of God in Christ to His Poor Servant , John Bunyan .
5 ‘ He was James Connolly to me , anti-Imperialist ,
6 What relation was Jasper Brown to Marmaduke Wilberforce ? — and so on .
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