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 .
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