Example sentences of "[subord] it be to [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Christianity , as we know it , is in many respects actually closer to those pagan systems of belief than it is to its own Judaic origins . |
| 2 | But I personally think it 's more universal to tune guitars to chords than it is to anything else . ’ |
| 3 | London is different to me than it is to you . |
| 4 | Too close a contact with leading journalists could be of more benefit to the media than it is to you . |
| 5 | ‘ Rid yourself of the notion , sir , ’ he said on a menacing note , ‘ that it is any more acceptable to me than it is to you ! ’ |
| 6 | Or maybe it is simply that a second to them is a vastly longer subjective experience of time than it is to us and other creatures , possessed of a slower metabolic rate . |
| 7 | For Emilia , as for himself , Dr Horrocks 's reassurance that miscarriage was a kind of mercy had brought no deep comfort , and Frere would not remind her of it , for he had quickly seen that , in some way he was far from comprehending , the loss was more secondary to her than it was to himself . |
| 8 | In the case of the Sun , I 'll send £20,000 — even if it 's to whatever right-wing organization Mr Murdoch supports . |
| 9 | If it 's to your own laser or inkjet there 's not much to worry about . |
| 10 | An organization would be most unlikely to dismiss them without good reason , and if it were to they would have little difficulty finding alternative work . |
| 11 | But abruptly it seemed to me that the moment should have meaning , even if it were to my discredit . |
| 12 | No doubt members would calculate whether it was to their advantage to have the waiting period reduced to 12 months . |
| 13 | Whether it was to her own Buddhist cook , or when she was invited to do a series of " Thoughts for the Day " on the radio . |
| 14 | ‘ When it 's to their advantage men use the same ploy . ’ |
| 15 | We lean towards the view that : ‘ Race is only used when it 's to somebody 's advantage , and I do n't mean the working-man 's advantage … |
| 16 | He must be very circumspect in avoiding all covetousness , keeping his word , even though it be to his own hindrance , for country people do much esteem their word . |
| 17 | This conclusion is as pertinent to women caring for an elderly or disabled person as it is to their sisters caring for young , able-bodied children . |
| 18 | But this is the way er puts it , and I think it is a very good way of , of , of putting it , as both and say , the point is , that every individual offspring is twice as closely related to itself , as it is to its , to its siblings . |
| 19 | Chairman Wayne Calloway tells investors : ‘ Our pink-eyed friends on the cover are the best way we know to symbolise rapid growth — something as natural to us as it is to them . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ But who or why or how , ’ he continued , ‘ is as much a mystery to you as it is to me , Sir Edmund . |
| 21 | Of course what is going on in the Bolsover area is a matter of great concern to the hon. Gentleman , as it is to me and to the whole House . |
| 22 | It is to our benefit , as it is to everyone else 's , that some measure of perspective should be restored . |
| 23 | ‘ It is n't the same thing to us as it is to you . |
| 24 | That was something to have , she told herself , to know precisely where you belong , and to be as essential to that place as it is to you . |
| 25 | It is almost as much a foreign country to me as it is to you . |
| 26 | ‘ Anything that happens in this town is of interest to me , as it is to you , being in the business of reporting what goes on yourself . ’ |
| 27 | What 's more it is as kind to the environment as it is to your skin , thanks to our ozone-friendly dispenser . |
| 28 | But he said : ‘ Football is as much to do with your mental attitude as it is to anything else ours just is n't right at the moment . |
| 29 | ‘ Nor should one forget the ignis fatuus , familiar as it is to us all . ’ |
| 30 | Unbecoming as it was to their cred , the embarrassed band loaded themselves and gear into the vehicle and tried very hard indeed not to be seen getting out of it at the other end . |