Example sentences of "[pron] is [adj] to [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Sunday Telegraph tartly commented ‘ If someone is nasty to me again , I shall send a photographer round to take their pictures in 3D . |
| 2 | The possibility of incorporation represents a difficult route because of the close involvement and commitment of the local authority to that service , which is beneficial to it . |
| 3 | Nigeria , for example , produces oil which is similar to ours . |
| 4 | This is clearly a consequence which is unacceptable to us . ’ |
| 5 | At a very humble level , the bee can see in the ultraviolet , which is invisible to us : we would be tempted to say that the ultraviolet was not light , because we can not see it , but as far as the bee is concerned it most certainly is ! |
| 6 | but er , I have nothing , nothing , er no actions at all which is mysterious to me , I , why nothing 's going on I do n't know . |
| 7 | If you grew up in a society which is strange to me , I have first of all to acknowledge that its customary approvals and condemnations are as spontaneous in you as are your more personal reactions . |
| 8 | I mean I said , the erm it 's the nearest integer which is equal to it or above it . |
| 9 | Again , this is information which is useful to you over the long term . |
| 10 | Again , this is information which is useful to you over the long term . |
| 11 | It means that social science should not be seen as developing a stock of knowledge about an object which is external to us , but should develop a critical self-awareness in people as subjects and indeed assist in their emancipation . |
| 12 | The purpose of the provisions relating to copyright is to ensure that both composer and publisher receive the reward which is due to them for their work . |
| 13 | How do we collect the income which is due to us ? |
| 14 | An introduction for yourself to editor or specialist writers in an area of the media which is new to you . |
| 15 | The Personnel Department is involved in the formulation and implementation of policies governing the organisation 's dealings with its existing and potential employees Here , too , microcomputers can make a valuable contribution They place in the hands of managers a powerful analytical tool which is available to them at any time . |
| 16 | He says : ‘ I 'd like to see primary school children begin with music which is relevant to them — live music from their own culture . |
| 17 | Some of the more straightforward letters wo n't need much alteration , but those which do contain bracketed prompts , which tell you where to enter information which is relevant to you — for example , the amount of an invoice , points you agree with , and so on . |
| 18 | The further reading I recommend can help you to challenge some commonly held assumptions about where stress comes from , and should help you to structure your own plan for coping with it in a way which is appropriate to you personally . |
| 19 | I think the question which is critical to us is how would an additional ten hectares in Richmondshire harm the strategic objectives of the County Council ? |
| 20 | This kind of putting oneself in the place of another and attempting to portray and communicate something through a medium which is unsuitable to it is very essential for an understanding of religion . |
| 21 | It is certain that even those entrepreneurs and managers who seek to act as professional industrialists have to operate in an environment which is hostile to them , and in which the pursuit of marginal returns is an uphill struggle . |
| 22 | Intuitively Morris takes full advantage of this essentially amazing characteristic of photography , and with years of practice has established his own photographic ‘ language ’ which is peculiar to him — photography in his own light as well as the world 's . |
| 23 | Intuitively Morris takes full advantage of this essentially amazing characteristic of photography , and with years of practice has established his own photographic ‘ language ’ which is peculiar to him — photography in his own light as well as the world 's . |
| 24 | It must also be borne in mind , even where the language versions are entirely in accord with one another , that Community law uses terminology which is peculiar to it . |
| 25 | That kind of behaviour reinforces an unhappy pattern which is unhelpful to us . |
| 26 | Human society is , or should be based on the family and on kinship : ‘ Humanity is naturally embodied in the individual , in the family , not in the State which is alien to it . |
| 27 | I believe that those sexual practices which fail to recognise the essential humanity of other people are bad ; the man who rapes an unwilling partner , the individual who takes delight in the infliction of pain upon a partner who does not desire it , or the one who forces another into any sexual practice which is obnoxious to him or her is using the " partner " as an object rather than interacting with him or her as a human being . |
| 28 | In them he perceives a devil-may-care attitude which is attractive to him . |
| 29 | They are identifying with the type of people who lead a life-style which is attractive to them . |
| 30 | This means that actors are expected to be able to control any regional or foreign accent which is natural to them , and deliver a text in what may best be called ‘ the classical style ’ . |