Example sentences of "it is [prep] him " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would be convenient to report that Ross Cranston 's performance was as immaculate as his appearance or that it is on him that the smart money will be laid . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | It is to him we go when we need support . |
| 7 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | An interesting case study , thought Juliet — I suppose that 's all it is to him . |
| 11 | Broadly speaking , the higher a person is in the management structure , the more essential it is for him or her to be given work when it is available . |
| 12 | This one 's just as much of a prezzie for you as it is for him because it smells absolutely delicious ! |
| 13 | I want him to know how futile it is for him to try and escape my influence … " |
| 14 | We have a resource which Jeremiah did n't have , but St–Paul did — the companionship of the Holy Spirit , to be the strength when our work leads to tears , and to be the encourager whatever we do and wherever we do it , so long as it is for Him . |
| 15 | He takes the understandable view that it is for him to take the first steps in Russia , which he is doing to keep the scientists in Russia . |
| 16 | Under the Electricity Act 1989 , it is for him to decide on the methodology for developing renewable energy in Scotland . |
| 17 | The legislation does therefore not set up any presumption in the employee 's favour ; rather it is for him as claimant to lead evidence which tends to establish that it is more likely than not the employer gained from possession of the patent . |
| 18 | The older the child is the harder it is for him to overcome his difficulty , but there are courses and there are techniques available which definitely do help children to overcome their problems with reading and with spelling and with language as a whole . |
| 19 | And yet — any talent I have — it is from him . |
| 20 | The central matter to which the gospel points , he insisted , is Jesus Christ himself ; and it is in him , as the head and Lord of all mankind , that all men are invited to discover God , their neighbour , and themselves . |