Example sentences of "[v-ing] to [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then there were the unwritten rules : girls travelling by train were not to travel in carriages with boys , and walking to school in the mornings , boys walked on one side of the road , girls on the other . |
| 2 | Since the first signs of a contraction in the employment base of manufacturing in the 1960s , the question of what is happening to manufacturing in the UK has rapidly become one of central importance . |
| 3 | DARLINGTON 'S Karl Aldorfer left the rest of the field well behind storming to victory during the Chester-le-Street open on the River Wear with 23–14–0 . |
| 4 | Pollution of the Po , Italy 's largest river , is a source of mounting concern , with fears that it may be contributing to pollution of the Adriatic , into which it flows . |
| 5 | Some of the conference 's decisions , he said , were " provoking a political crisis " and contributing to violence in the country . |
| 6 | Here is an opportunity to see day-to-day activities relating to life on the estate — working farm with dairy cattle , sheep and arable crops — all set in attractive parkland . |
| 7 | The one type of company which can totally dispense with the provisions of the Act relating to auditing of the accounts is a so-called ‘ dormant company . ’ |
| 8 | The following are additional estimates relating to manufacturing for the year ended 31 December l9X2 : |
| 9 | The West German Finance and Economics Ministers , Theo Waigel and Helmut Haussmann , also visited Moscow , on Aug. 24-25 , to discuss matters relating to assistance for the Soviet economy and German-Soviet economic and technological co-operation . |
| 10 | The expression ‘ particulars of any such departure , the reasons for it and its effect ’ is also used in paragraph 15 of Schedule 4 and paragraph 22 of Schedule 9 ( both relating to departure from the specified statutory accounting principles ) and paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 4A ( use of inconsistent accounting rules for an undertaking included in group accounts ) . |
| 11 | We therefore propose to simplify the law relating to libel in the light of the recommendations of the Neill Committee . |
| 12 | 36 , or relating to protection of the environment or the working environment ’ shall notify such provisions to the Commission , and the Commission may confirm them after having verified that they are not a means of arbitrary discrimination or a disguised restriction on trade between Member States . |
| 13 | Also interested in personal anecdotes relating to aviation in the aforementioned county . |
| 14 | This principle is at the very heart of all the recommendations relating to drama within the English curriculum that are put forward in this chapter . |
| 15 | The council oppose proposed changes relating to amendment of the greenbelt plan by excluding two fields on the northwestern edge of the village from the greenbelt . |
| 16 | All information on the details relating to VAT for the hotel and catering industry can be found in the VAT booklet issued by the Customs and Excise Department . |
| 17 | However , at the time of writing , a new Children Bill is making its way through the legislative process , and will , once enacted , form the basic legislation relating to childcare in the 1990s . |
| 18 | First is evidence relating to morphology of the environment , and a portion of a river terrace could be a fragment of evidence through the window of a much more extensive valley floor in the past . |
| 19 | The rules relating to succession to the Crown thus provide for the identification not merely of a part of Parliament but for that of the head of state in all respects . |
| 20 | The provisions relating to abatement of the action on payment within five clear days of all arrears of rent and costs is not applicable where in the same action the lessor is claiming re-entry or forfeiture on a ground other than , or as well as for non-payment of rent . |
| 21 | It was James II 's use of the suspending power in respect of penal laws relating to religion in the Declarations of Indulgence 1687 and 1688 which led to the revolution of 1688 . |
| 22 | The UK challenged the validity of the Directive in the European Court , but the Court ruled that majority voting was acceptable in this case since the Treaty gives precedence to provisions of a specific nature ( in this case , articles on the Common Agricultural Policy ) over general provisions relating to establishment of the Common Market ( Article 100 ) . |
| 23 | After all , she was returning to competition for the first time in five years . |
| 24 | Did you say something about Mr Boulez perhaps returning to work at the opera ? |
| 25 | Returning to camp in the evenings , I occasionally hunted for bushbuck in the forest . |
| 26 | They would all be returning to town in the autumn to meet some sons of good families in Riba ; she 'd been saving for years , money from the pigeons , money from the cheeses , the almonds , her mother 's money when she died — may she rest in peace and perpetual light shine on her — she 'd hidden it from that villainous landlord who 'd strip everyone of their surplus if he knew how much they 'd hoarded , but they 'd never find out , the folk were far too tight to let anyone know , and he , Davide , must not breathe a word . |
| 27 | Unlike other higher profile running mothers , returning to training after the birth of a healthy son has been gentle for the 44-year old . |
| 28 | The small convoy made its way to the fortified barracks , where the Range Rover went through the gates on its own , the armoured escort returning to duty in the scarred city . |
| 29 | When we went into his room , God was lying on his bed listening to music on the radio . |
| 30 | He was listening to electro-funk on the car stereo . |