Example sentences of "[det] [noun sg] [v-ing] to [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 This ideology relating to gender roles underpins the structure of sociology much as it does the structure of social life .
2 must also insure him or them in respect of any liability which may be incurred by him or them under the provisions of this Part of this Act relating to payment for emergency treatment .
3 On let-down patterns a specific distance is flow outbound and the time adjusted for this distance according to groundspeed .
4 It looks as if some music belonging to Act 1 was originally printed , but removed before the books were put on sale .
5 If he hangs on they will say , ‘ Here is this man clinging to office , he wo n't take his defeat , he is trying to prevent the Labour Party from enjoying their victory . ’
6 If he were to hang on , he told Stamfordham , the nation would say : ‘ Here is this man clinging to office , he wo n't take his defeat , he is trying to prevent the Labour Party from enjoying their victory . ’
7 According to sources , a user evaluating IBM 's 100 SPECmark-rated RS/6000 Model 970 against similarly configured Hewlett-Packard Co PA-RISC 7100 and DEC Alpha systems found that in application performance comparisons the RS/6000 came out on top , followed by the HP and DEC boxes , though there was some variation according to job mix .
8 In the autumn of 1659 , when he was even appointed ( very briefly as it turned out ) to be a treasury commissioner , he was also elected an alderman of the City ; early the next year he was excused from this dignity owing to lack of means .
9 Marxist arguments support this view , pointing out that cheap housing reduces the pressure on wages , allowing the labour force to reproduce itself despite low wages and in this way contributing to capital accumulation in the capitalist sector .
10 Numerous delays prevented this venture coming to fruition within the ‘ initial responses ’ period .
11 The seventh text is a further condemnation , this time relating to war : ‘ any act of war aimed indiscriminately at the destruction of entire cities or of extensive areas along with their population is a crime against God and man himself .
12 For holders of HNC and HND awards , the agreement through which SCOTVEC joins SCOTCAT means that where planned linkage between an HNC , HND and degree has been designed , the HNC and HND will carry points towards that degree corresponding to year 1 and year 2 respectively of the degree course — this assigns to a maximum of 120 SCOTCAT points to the HNC and 240 to the HND .
13 Nor do I spend much time listening to jazz .
14 Grace Carter , who spends hours each day talking to truck drivers over the airwaves , says the Chesnut Street car park should have proper facilities .
15 Ann Kussmaul , an historian , observes that evidence pertaining to discipline and resentment between masters and servants in husbandry comes almost entirely from masters .
16 The cost is minimal anyway and it is practical to have all equipment functioning to perfection .
17 Here the garden has been divided into four , each area coming to life at a different time of the year
18 He still had a low boredom threshold — which was why he was spending less time going to Equity Council meetings .
19 Further information on any issue relating to workplace assessment may be obtained from .
20 The magazine covers any issue relating to Shell companies and employees in more than 100 countries worldwide .
21 Governors should take any grievance relating to employment very seriously and give proper consideration to it through a fair grievance procedure .
22 Any profit accruing to capital is earnings forgone by labour , and vice versa .
23 16 Notice to any partner who habitually acts in the partnership business of any matter relating to partnership affairs operates as notice to the firm , except in the case of a fraud on the firm committed by or with the consent of that partner .
24 It is a slow but fascinating experience , to watch your very own perfume coming to life as you sit entranced within this magical space .
25 Benefits were divided into ‘ pledged ’ benefits like the retirement pension which the Government was committed to uprating each year according to inflation ; and ‘ unpledged ’ benefits , like child benefit and supplementary benefit , where there was no such commitment and the Government decided each year whether to increase them or not .
26 The Figure shows the mean height velocity during each year according to severity of gastrointestinal symptoms .
27 The Bundesrat ( West German upper house of parliament ) was to be reconstituted according to a new allocation system , giving seats to each Land according to population from a minimum of three — as currently — to a maximum of eight ( instead of the present maximum of five ) .
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