Example sentences of "to [noun] it [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It does not describe reality nor is it sufficient in itself , but applied to religion it means that nothing is true . |
| 2 | To Nkrumah it seemed that the British — and also the United States and France — were behaving in a devious and cynical fashion , pretending to uphold the UN but in reality sanctioning the separatist regime of Tshombe in Katanga . |
| 3 | To Marian it seemed that she and Allen were being overwhelmed and carried along by the rush of sound and the race of the sun up the sky , as though they were part of the birds ' song and the general triumphant awakening of the dawn . |
| 4 | To Henderson it seemed that , whatever Lloyd George 's ulterior motives , the Prime Minister was being forced away from the politics of the ‘ knock-out blow ’ by the combined pressures of Labour and President Wilson . |
| 5 | To outsiders it seemed that the regime was becoming unstable and that its survival appeared more and more doubtful . |
| 6 | To Innocent it seemed that his political power in general came from Christ . |
| 7 | To others it seemed that there was a special spark between her and Minton , and they often danced together at parties . |
| 8 | To Libby it seemed as though he was marking out boundaries the way she and George had done the winter it snowed ; making footsteps in the dense white stuff , indicating territories . |
| 9 | Imagine , he finally splutters , ’ all these little rich old ladies listening to techno It looks like Detroit is finally recognising its brightest new industry . |
| 10 | To Robyn it seemed that critical theory had at last moved to its rightful place , centre-stage , in the theatre of history , and she was ready to play her part in the drama . |