Example sentences of "[prep] person to " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am not the kind of person to be treated seriously , in Bob 's jargon . |
| 2 | She made a very positive effort to be the right kind of person to be around — in other words , she was not a liability , she was an asset , an extremely good cook and a very good organiser , and having discovered that we both went to the same school in Switzerland where French was the main language taught , we would enjoy talking to each other in French , much to the annoyance of David who could n't understand the language . ’ |
| 3 | But you 've got to prove that they are a suspected person — they had to belong to a particular class of person to be classed as a suspected person . |
| 4 | ‘ He was not the sort of person to be involved in drugs . |
| 5 | Secondly if the first question is answered affirmatively , it is necessary to consider whether there are any considerations which ought to negative , or to reduce or limit the scope of duty or the class of person to whom it is owed or the damages to which a breach of it may give rise . |
| 6 | In terms of anthropological theory , this chapter , taken as a whole , may be considered an elaboration of Radcliffe-Brown 's formula that the core of social anthropology is the study of society considered as " a structure of person to person relationships " . |
| 7 | But it was to a totally different kind of person to whom he confessed his total loneliness . |
| 8 | Not the type of person to be Kirsty 's mother . ’ |
| 9 | They made a dazzling bouquet , not without charm , but the bunch which was presented each May Day by Mrs Curdle in person to the doctor was of such gargantuan proportions that Mrs Bailey was hard put to it to find a suitable place for it . |
| 10 | It is common to turn the bureau telephone answering machine on with the recorded message that an adviser is not available to take the call and the potential client should call again later or come in person to the bureau . |
| 11 | Individuals , families , and small or large groups can book in advance either by coming in person to the Ice Bowl or by telephoning ( 0232 ) 482611 . |
| 12 | We prayed through and renewed our application in person to the councillor concerned . |
| 13 | A further discussion with Sir Henry led us to agree that the telegram must be delivered , but that I should take it in person to the Editor and see if something less embarrassing could be agreed . |
| 14 | Seven of them , including the Archbishop and Ken , drew up a petition to this effect ; the bishops presented it in person to the King , who exclaimed in anger , ‘ This is a standard of rebellion . ’ |
| 15 | Colt thought it a serious mistake by his target to have gone in person to the Syrian Embassy . |
| 16 | Apart from calling Blum ‘ the most dangerous man in Indo-China ’ de Lattre complained of all the ‘ missionary young men ’ the US was sending to Vietnam , of the way in which they undermined the idea of the French Union and , as he obviously had time to read the reports as soon as they were sent , he objected strenuously and in person to US correspondents who did not share his more exalted view of France 's mission in Indo-China . |
| 17 | Nothing could impress the Jews of Egypt more favourably than a letter by Judas Maccabaeus in person to the very respected Jewish-Egyptian writer Aristobulus , who will recur in our story . |
| 18 | What you do not want to be told is erm sorry you 've got to come down in person to our offices , they 're in Southend by the way , erm please bring along your passport certificate , D N A chart , and chit signed by erm the spiritual leaders of at least three merger major world religions . |
| 19 | The Prime Minister seldom responds in person to these petitions . |
| 20 | House of Fraser deputy finance director , Richard Scott , broke the news in person to shocked staff and managers . |
| 21 | This idea or nominal essence will vary from person to person ; goldsmiths know more properties of gold , and so have a different idea of it than does a child . |
| 22 | The ‘ nominal essence ’ of the clock is the idea we have of it and , as with gold , this will vary from person to person . |
| 23 | The arguments rehearsed by Sextus Empiricus purported to show that , because perception of secondary qualities such as tastes and colours varied from person to person , we can not know how things really are in respect of these . |
| 24 | The history consisted of genealogies ( which were different in their emphases and resonances from place to place and from person to person ) and of anecdotes , poems , stories , all of which were similarly variable . |
| 25 | Nina was passed from person to person . |
| 26 | The importance of these considerations again will vary from person to person , and from one society to another . |
| 27 | Although menstrual cycles vary quite considerably in length from person to person , the average length is about 28 days with the ‘ period ’ taking up the first five or six of these . |
| 28 | There are a number of obvious problems with the application of this rule , since its interpretation varies from person to person . |
| 29 | There is no chart telling us just how many hours we should be sleeping ; indeed it varies greatly from person to person . |
| 30 | Discussing the problem , Blackmore ( 1987 ) quotes several sources explaining why handwashing is essential if the transfer of infected material from person to person is to be restricted . |