Example sentences of "[be] to [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | now it 's got big shops they 're , they 're to they 're top of the range and all now . |
| 2 | cos in a way they 're to nothing are n't they . |
| 3 | You 're to me as my own and I 'll not stand cheekiness from either . |
| 4 | Oh god , who 's to my , you 're to my right are n't you Shell ? |
| 5 | We 'll deal with that when it comes , we 're to it yet , anywhere near . |
| 6 | How susceptible my brother would be to whatever vibes I could send out was a question I did n't like too much to think about , given the state of his head , but I had to do something . |
| 7 | Be-1 , Pao and S-Cargo , made in small volumes and sold in Japan at premiums over the Micra model on which they are based , may not be to everyone 's taste . |
| 8 | The prelude of Suite No. 3 is a characteristic example , full of dynamic contrasts and bold gestures which work well in their own terms but will not be to everyone 's liking . |
| 9 | Demidenko ( Hyperion ) is also highly individual , not to say idiosyncratic , even if his penchant for the mildly unexpected will not be to everyone 's taste , and Katin 's sensitivity and rare gift for sustaining a seamless melodic line ( Olympia ) is let down slightly by his converse reluctance to immerse himself in those many passages when the note-rate increases alarmingly . |
| 10 | When Granny ( or Grandpa ) comes to live with the family in old age , it will be to everyone 's advantage to encourage the close bond between them and the children , since it always contributes much to their enjoyment of life , and consequently to the happiness of the whole household . |
| 11 | Sound content , but humorous approach may not be to everyone 's taste . |
| 12 | It might not be to everyone 's taste or be able to last for hundreds of years but you have to admit that she would turn a few heads if she appeared sitting casually in your garden . |
| 13 | This will lead to greater customer satisfaction and be to everyone 's benefit . |
| 14 | Urging the appointment of party leaders with knowledge of each country and their languages Mr Biffen said that in the longer term visits could develop into reciprocal exchange schemes which would be to everyone 's benefit . |
| 15 | Thankyou for taking the trouble to read my letter , perhaps you would like to try this approach , if we all work together it will be to everyone 's advantage . |
| 16 | The SNP thought that if the ‘ independence-union ’ alternative was stressed , the crumbling of British Labour support would be to its benefit . |
| 17 | A number of important points emerged from the Vice-President 's speech indicating the creation of more coherent Government attitudes to the press : these concerned its role , the limits there should be to its activities and the relationship it ought to have with the Government . |
| 18 | And she capitalized on this , she saw where it could be to her advantage to be perceived as a celluloid creation . |
| 19 | The tournament moves to Wembley today and Wright believes that this will prove to be to her advantage because the Perspex court is better suited to her slower style of play . |
| 20 | So Sean O'Farrell and his pleasantries would not be to her taste today . |
| 21 | The dance would be to her tune . |
| 22 | ‘ That Lehzen handed over to the nation a potentially great queen must be to her credit ’ ( Longford ) . |
| 23 | He sat back down next to her , but he still did n't look at her , and she had a sinking feeling that he really was going to tell her the truth about Nicole , but it would not be to her liking . |
| 24 | Instinct told her that he was planning something for her and it might not be to her liking . |
| 25 | The pyre would be to her right . |
| 26 | The potential liability would pass to the wife as transferee ; to agree to elect for " hold over " can not necessarily be to her advantage . |
| 27 | The more parental devotion to reading and the child 's belief in its magic propensities coincide , the easier time a child will have in learning to read , and the more important and enjoyable reading will be to him . |
| 28 | What use would a comic be to him , he would n't be able to understand the words . |
| 29 | ‘ Well , Um Yusef , ’ she said , putting down her sewing , ‘ first , of course , you must pray , for prayer to God makes the mind quiet , reminds you that your life is in His hands and that all is well , truly , thanks be to Him . |
| 30 | Thanks be to Him she 's conscious again . |