Example sentences of "it was a [noun] to [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ideologically , it was a return to his roots — to his obsession with the innate hostility of what he called " les féodalités " ( political parties , trade unions , special interest groups ) towards the state . |
| 2 | They seemed to feel it was a threat to their virility . ’ |
| 3 | It was a present to your mother from my father , on the day of our wedding . |
| 4 | It was a dimension to their play Forest could never match . |
| 5 | The impact itself caused severe damage to the front of and underneath the engine , but British Rail said it was a tribute to its design that there were n't any injuries . |
| 6 | It was a testimony to her parents ' efficiency . |
| 7 | But had he not fallen in with it too readily and too rapidly simply because it was a testimony to his secure tenure , a declaration before the world that he was a king indeed , and his progeny fit mates for the royalty of Europe ? |
| 8 | It was a tranquilliser to my heart . |