Example sentences of "[verb] [Wh det] [noun] [modal v] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If your whole departments going out for any reason , for a departmental meeting , if you 're all out at a conference , or if there 's some sort of briefing or something going on , please let the switchboard know which numbers will be unattended , and how long you 'll be out for . |
| 2 | Under such circumstances it was normally assumed that , although the Monarch would probably seek advice in order to discover what persons would be acceptable to the party in power , yet for the final choice she alone was morally and constitutionally responsible . |
| 3 | So if the president of my company calls from Allentown and says Ricky I 'd like to see you in my office on the thirtieth , I do n't say I 'm sorry Steve , it 's catch up day , I say what time would be convenient for you Sir , because you know , otherwise I , I 'd be looking for a job . |
| 4 | I do n't know what kids would be able to afford it . |
| 5 | Once you have seen which publishers might be interested in your novel , you begin the long process of sending it to one after another . |
| 6 | If anyone claims to be making a factual statement , then they ought to be able to state what observations would be relevant to determining the truth or falsity of that statement . |
| 7 | Let me do what historians should be able to do best : take examples , examine how they work , place them in context , and attempt to generalize . |
| 8 | Without a theory ( meaning initial ideas about what is going on ) there is no basis for deciding what information may be relevant . |
| 9 | Without a theory ( meaning initial ideas about what is going on ) there is no basis for deciding what information may be relevant . |
| 10 | The introduction of the national curriculum , for instance , could be significantly eased if the appraisal process is used to identify what changes will be necessary at school and teacher level and how and by whom these can be achieved . |
| 11 | ‘ He can excuse himself by showing that the escape was owing to the plaintiff 's default ; or perhaps that the escape was the consequence of vis major , or the act of God ; but as nothing of this sort exists here , it is unnecessary to inquire what excuse would be sufficient . |
| 12 | In considering which strategies might be useful in trying to improve outcome in phenylketonuria it would be helpful to understand the mechanisms involved in the damage . |
| 13 | It is often difficult to predict which patients will be able to develop effective work skills , and some quite seriously disturbed people with persistently odd behaviour can work effectively while others with few overt symptoms of mental disorder may have great difficulties . |
| 14 | I shall do this by considering what mechanisms may be involved in forming the constraint structure on the firm , prior to any regulatory constraints being imposed . |
| 15 | Mr Mowatt reported that the current problem in the Packing Shed had been reported to LTSS , who were considering what action might be appropriate . |
| 16 | 2 Decide which media will be able to use the picture and plan the content of the picture or pictures accordingly . |
| 17 | Indeed , a comprehensive knowledge base is required not only to evaluate information , but also to determine what information might be important and therefore what areas of enquiry need to be explored . |
| 18 | That does not have to be decided in this case , nor is it necessary to consider what defences would be open to such a claim for recovery of the money paid if it lay . |
| 19 | To decide which effects may be relevant to subjective risk when driving the main findings in fields concerned with emotional arousal and memory and some of the theories which have been used to account for them will be briefly reviewed . |
| 20 | There 's a wide range of materials suitable for making garden paths , so apart from cost , which is the most obvious consideration , you 'll need to decide which material will be easy to handle , and also suit your type of garden . |
| 21 | Then go through the replies again if any are marked with a cross , taking whatever action may be appropriate on each ( asking the seller 's conveyancers to provide a copy of a planning consent that your search has revealed , and telling your client that the drainage is combined with that of adjoining properties , or — this merely to pass on interesting information — that the house is in an area designated as one of special natural beauty or historical interest ) . |
| 22 | Dan Goldin , the self-professed ‘ agent of change ’ who has been NASA 's administrator for a year , is using it as an opportunity to demonstrate what NASA could be capable of . |
| 23 | Should such a test be used in the course of teaching , low scores would not enable the teacher to decide what tasks can reasonably be given to the pupils who obtain them nor to decide what experiences may be suitable to forward their development . |
| 24 | However , we made little progress , since none of us knew what techniques would be appropriate . |
| 25 | It is certainly true that in many cases warts will regress and even disappear without any treatment , but it is unclear why this should happen and there is no way of predicting which sufferers will be able to rid themselves of the warts or how to stimulate the body 's defence to that end . |
| 26 | The University 's approach to financial planning ( as has been explained on previous occasions ) is essentially conservative , in that its systems are aimed at forecasting what funds will be available during the planning period and deciding how best to apply them to the academic priorities already identified . |
| 27 | Since many of the concessions within Freeports can be obtained anywhere through clawbacks and concessions , it is hard to see what activity will be forthcoming , other than would have occurred in any case . |
| 28 | It is possible to buy videocassettes in any of these three formats , but if you intend to hire or borrow cassettes then you should check which formats will be available to you . |
| 29 | If he or she had no children , the Intestacy Rules dictate which relatives will be entitled to inherit . |