Example sentences of "[pers pn] will [be] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've still drawn a blank as far as recording is concerned but I will be to my father . |
| 2 | On the political side , Taiwanese worry that the more money they invest in China , the more vulnerable they will be to manipulation by the Chinese government . |
| 3 | It is too early to say exactly what powers the committee will have , or indeed how sympathetic they will be to the aim of preserving such areas , but this sets a dangerous precedent . |
| 4 | But whatever the size of your company and whatever business you are in , I believe it will be to your benefit to read this booklet and act upon its recommendations . |
| 5 | ‘ In hospitals that ‘ opt out ’ , there may be an increase in cold surgery and cardiovascular medicine for the better off — but it will be to the further detriment of primary care , preventive medicine and local services in poorer areas . ’ |
| 6 | Another aspect of the rights of the pupil in relation to his record is his right to have the record disclosed where it will be to his benefit and to prevent disclosure elsewhere . |
| 7 | Where there is coverage of such systems as potential IT-based contributors to improved corporate strategy , the reference will be to systems that are not normally the province of librarians and information scientists ( such as financial market systems , credit-rating services ) ; or it will be to videotex-based systems which most librarians and information scientists would n't be seen dead using ! ( cf. Prestel ) . |
| 8 | The longer we delay the worse it will become and the more expensive it will be to the nation at large . ’ |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | For married couples , it seems likely that it will be to an extent related to the degree of easy intimacy which they have achieved in sexual relations . |
| 11 | You have a voice , though what use it will be to you I do n't know . |
| 12 | The classroom that offers a pleasant and interesting environment for all the pupils working in it is likely to be well suited to the visually handicapped pupil as it will be to his fully sighted classmates . |
| 13 | And I think you will agree it will be to the best advantage of all if the holidays were curtailed . |
| 14 | In future , however , I suspect it will be to this fine disc that I shall be looking when I want to hear this sunny and enchanting score . |
| 15 | In practice the resolute supporter of Party A is not likely when he lists his preferences to be thinking primarily of any eventual cooperation between his party and Party B. His chief concern will be the success of as many as possible of Party A's candidates , and it will be to all of them that he gives his higher preferences . |
| 16 | When he came back he looked very grave and said , " Great king , I know well what sorry news it will be to you , but the cause of your sickness is those very lettuces by which you set such store . " |
| 17 | In Japan it will be to the particular company , while in the Arab world it is the family which is the key to social , business and over-arching structures . |
| 18 | Instead of the public sector having the advantage of free or subsidised services , the higher the charge the nearer it will be to the private alternative . |
| 19 | Erm as I 've said strictly because it will be to it will be uncompetitive within the , with with within the internal market . |
| 20 | He said , ‘ Then on the day that light dawns , it will be to you as if a sudden incomprehensible darkness descends . ’ |
| 21 | If the approach to be found here can be tied to a previous tradition , it will be to the modern speculative grammar of which Jespersen and Sapir were eminent exponents earlier in the century ; this tradition has become unfashionable in the past two or three decades , though distinguished work in this mode has still been produced by various scholars , for instance P. H. Matthews in England and Dwight Bolinger in America ; in particular , if there are any worthwhile results in the present text , they owe much to Bolinger 's example of investigation through careful scrutiny of what really happens grammatically when a given expression is used . |
| 22 | I have also purchased a monograph of Parrots from a Mr Lear — When you and I are old men — how pleasing it will be to us to look at these together to quiz them all , and pass our We to upon them ! |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | It will be to your advantage . |
| 25 | ‘ It will be mine soon ; I 'll have all of you … your every thought will be open to me , as mine will be to you . |