Example sentences of "[vb mod] [be] to [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As she was a devout Anglican , somewhat callously I may have thought that death to her was not the ‘ end ’ it might be to others . |
| 2 | John Lahr told me of his astonishment at how unpleasant he could be to waiters at the Indian restaurant they visited together . |
| 3 | ( An alternative toast could be to friendships which endure forever . ) |
| 4 | Because what she wants is smaller and less costly than what has been set before her , she never recognises as gluttony her determination to get what she wants , however troublesome it may be to others … |
| 5 | Adreeja Chatterjee , an A Level student at Polam Hall , asked what Mr Milburn 's message would be to parents with children at private schools . |
| 6 | These differing responses , the fundamental cause of most of the wars of history , were not necessarily taken with a knowledge of the effect that they would ultimately have , for at the relevant time the choice would not have been as clear to those making them , as it would be to minds educated to standards prevailing centuries later . |
| 7 | Most of the information ( and more besides ) could be obtained from the company itself but generally the first step will be to Companies House . |
| 8 | 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 ) . |
| 9 | Like the First Directive , its application will be to occupations or occupation activity regulated in some way by , or on behalf of , the state . |
| 10 | It believes its TeleScript technology will be to computers what Postscript was to printer . |
| 11 | Delegation can be to individuals , groups and even other organizations . |