Example sentences of "[verb] [art] [noun] [conj] to [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The thoughts ( obsessions ) may be senseless in themselves , or merely a matter of indifference to the subject ; often they are completely silly , and invariably they are the starting-point of a strenuous mental activity , which exhausts the patient and to which he only surrenders himself most unwillingly . |
| 2 | Using ‘ natural ’ units of behaviour is not without its problems as it begs the question as to what constitutes ‘ natural ’ as well as sidestepping the issue of why particular parts of the nervous system are important for particular behaviours . |
| 3 | Centred on one Sir Colenso Rigeon , a caricature of Wright , it concerned the decision as to which of the two men should be saved from death — a sixpenny doctor ( ’ an honest decent man , but is he any use ? ’ ) or a scoundrel of an artist ( ’ a rotten background , but he 's a genuine source of pretty and pleasant and good things ’ ) . |
| 4 | It is the human being who will be faced with the opportunity and perhaps the temptation to be violent , and who will make the decision as to which path to follow . |
| 5 | They also raise the question as to who is supposed to find them funny . |
| 6 | There are many different financial considerations which may affect the decision as to which form of business enterprise to undertake . |
| 7 | He tried the door and to his surprise found it unlocked . |
| 8 | The country beyond the mountain range was completely different from the bushland that bordered the coast and to which Gould had so far been confined . |
| 9 | Resolving the question as to what are to be perceived as such costs and benefits is itself a hard task . |
| 10 | While Birtwell , who is a fisheries research scientist with the Canadian government in Vancouver , has still to decide whether or not he can continue to devote the time needed to coach the national team , he has no doubts as to what the future holds . |
| 11 | Their corpses provide no clue as to their identity . |
| 12 | There 's no indication Mr Clinton has a clue as to what the problems are , ’ he said . |
| 13 | While the prosecution case is being presented the decision as to what course to take in these circumstances remains with counsel . |
| 14 | I have suggested that a meaningful way to set the limits as to what may rightly be called a Christian position , is that Christians are those who proclaim Jesus to have been unique . |
| 15 | When a choreographer wishes to make a statement about dance that is inspired by a piece of music , he has to answer the question as to what style of dance is appropriate . |
| 16 | I will take it upon myself , in terms of alerting the press as to what er how I would project er my view . |
| 17 | A must for all who know B.C. or may have visited the area and to anyone interested in the many facets of rural life as it was in years gone by ( ISBN 0951596403 , price £5.95 ) . |
| 18 | It is whether a reasonable person , looking at the vehicle , and forming a view as to its general use , would say the vehicle might well be used on the road . |
| 19 | Neither manager would give a clue as to his team , or discuss in depth a match which could see the Republic qualify for the finals for the first time . |
| 20 | c ) If it is considered imperative that such privileged information should be included on the paper and which [ sic ] falls within the terms of the concern expressed above , then the whole should be submitted for approval by a Chief Officer … who will give a ruling as to its use and circulation . |
| 21 | After his death at the hands of a Skaven assassin in 1152 the Elector Counts failed to reach a decision as to who should be the new Emperor . |
| 22 | In consequence of my suggestion , Harold Wilson asked Aitken and myself to dine with him to discuss the matter and to my amazement Max Aitken said that he would go , but only if I accompanied him . |
| 23 | He also suggested that quite apart from the accountant 's employer or client , he owed a duty to any third person to whom he shows the accounts or to whom he knows the employer will show the accounts with a view to persuading that person to invest or take some other action . |
| 24 | From the thicket I could see the bridge and to my amazement I could see Commandos marching in file across the bridge and coming slowly towards me , a few of them looking and pointing in my direction . |
| 25 | Their suggestions often begged the question as to who would actually implement the necessary corporate revolutions which they recommended . |
| 26 | Miss Logan looked at Amanda Fergusson cautiously , unsure how to express the view that to her humble and ignorant mind the punishment seemed excessive . |
| 27 | This then raises the question as to what is the inappropriate use of an acute hospital bed ? |
| 28 | But if he was the puppet , who was pulling the strings and to what dance ? |
| 29 | They could not have been more than fifteen , but their faces were heavily coated with cosmetics , and they were dressed with a tawdry precociousness which allowed no illusions as to their innocence . |
| 30 | In countries where the practice is officially , if apologetically , accepted , as in Sierra Leone , Zambia or Botswana , revised timings are provided in the official syllabus , but there exists no guide as to what the teacher is to leave out from an already overloaded syllabus . |