Example sentences of "it is to [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . ’ |
| 2 | Presumably pop-stars and politicians feel otherwise , but many people like to feel they can control the extent to which their names are known ; it is to them an aspect of personal privacy , and it extends to other identifiers like home address . |
| 3 | So it is to them , the creators of American literature , that I look for clarification about the invention and effect of Africanism in the United States . |
| 4 | This in turn depends on the relevance it has , how important it is to them not to get pregnant , and how easy emotionally and practically it is to go somewhere and ask for it . |
| 5 | The Regulations are presently the responsibility of Building Control Officers within local authorities and it is to them that you should apply if you want to do any work which might be affected by the Regulations . |
| 6 | It just shows people around here do care about the past and how relevant it is to them today |
| 7 | Consequently , it is to him that the European world owes a uniform calendar corresponding to the needs of a universal society and based upon the Christian year . |
| 8 | He is the chief executive and administrative officer of the local authority , and it is to him in the end that the council must turn to see that the decisions of the council are executed . |
| 9 | It is to him that the most certain benefit of holding more surgeries would accrue : they would give proof of availability and sympathetic concern and increase the number of his personal contacts . |
| 10 | The landowner , Lord Wharncliffe , conscious of the loss of one of Britain 's greatest natural assets , immediately instructed his workmen to reconstruct the lip exactly as it was before , and it is to him that we now owe the sight of Hardraw Force in all its almost-original splendour . |
| 11 | It is to him we go when we need support . |
| 12 | ‘ We shall send to you , Khan , and you shall advise us — but Alexei shall lead them , and it is to him we shall issue our patent . ’ |
| 13 | If we want to understand and possess the Spirit in his fullness , we need to keep our eyes firmly on Christ himself , for it is to him that all the Spirit 's authentic witness is directed . |
| 14 | Funakoshi 's son , Yoshitaka , became something of a driving force behind his father 's club , and it is to him that the famous ‘ mawashi geri ’ , or roundhouse kick , is accredited . |
| 15 | An interesting case study , thought Juliet — I suppose that 's all it is to him . |
| 16 | She changed my entire perspective of the infection and it is to her , I believe , that I owe my current good health . |
| 17 | ‘ You do n't know what a pleasure it is to me , Pip , ’ he said once , ‘ to be with my dear boy , in the open air . ’ |
| 18 | Yeah , it is to me as well . |
| 19 | ‘ But who or why or how , ’ he continued , ‘ is as much a mystery to you as it is to me , Sir Edmund . |
| 20 | Now you see how important it is to me ! ’ she cried passionately . |
| 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 | ‘ I know Thomas 's legal status is important to you and it is to me , ’ she said , in a rapid jump of track . |
| 23 | London is different to me than it is to you . |
| 24 | ‘ It is n't the same thing to us as it is to you . |
| 25 | Recognize anger and see how destructive it is to you and to others around you , including those who love you and whom you love , Then you will want to do something about it . |
| 26 | IN THE terrible days of moral uncertainty that we have experienced when public awareness seems to be fading , it is to you I speak , you who live , who walk in the streets , who breathe , who enjoy life with your family , your children . |
| 27 | Too close a contact with leading journalists could be of more benefit to the media than it is to you . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | It is almost as much a foreign country to me as it is to you . |
| 30 | ‘ 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 ! ’ |