Example sentences of "[be] [prep] [noun] to this [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | They had sacked Peyrat-le-Château and ravaged the surrounding countryside to the east of Limoges , possibly acting in collusion with Viscount Aimar , since it seems to have been in response to this act of aggression that Mercadier struck at Excideuil in February 1184 . |
2 | I 'm in chains to this place . ’ |
3 | The role played by dietary fibre is of importance to this compartmentalisation because it binds bile acids . |
4 | It is in response to this demand that qualifications at these levels have bee produced . |
5 | The second is that it is in relation to this period that one finds a quite separate account of the origins of the Muftilik advanced , namely Katib Celebi 's view that the office originated not with Molla Fenari in Bursa or Fahreddin Acemi in Edirne but rather with Hizir Bey in Istanbul , the Muftilik being for his tenure , and for some time alter , a to the post of kadi of Istanbul , of which he was the first holder . |
6 | It is in relation to this area of activity that recent moves towards systematic amalgamation , centralization , and mutual aid seem to have been made . |
7 | Mr , I 'm not quite sure t w er what your your standing is in relation to this point . |
8 | It is by reference to this distinction that we are to test for ‘ scepticism ’ and , presumably , can expect to find the Mursi lacking . |
9 | During the final months of the peace Ballot campaign it was becoming clear that Mussolini was preparing to invade Abyssinia , and it was in relation to this danger that the issue of sanctions was generally debated . |