Example sentences of "[noun pl] [to-vb] [conj] they [verb] [art] " in BNC.

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1 I must now turn to the decided cases to see whether they refute the prima facie views I have formed and expressed in the foregoing paragraphs based on the construction of the statute and indeed otherwise to see what light they shed on the issues falling for decision .
2 Léonie licked Thérèse 's fingers to see if they tasted the same as her own .
3 But the equitable principles established by the authorities require , in my judgment , that creditors who take from married women security for their husband 's debts take reasonable steps to see that they understand the transactions they are entering into .
4 It examines all the circumstances to see whether they intended the money to be a deposit or merely a payment on account .
5 Firstly , I think it 's a vote by the majority of parents to say that they want the school to stay local , to stay within Local Authority control .
6 On average , people come to us with only fours years to go before they need the fees , which does not give long for performance . ’
7 Leading the attack on Ewa was Lt Fujita who ordered his pilots to withdraw after they encountered the defending aircraft and ground fire .
8 These problems , and those which surround the major role-reversal , frequently remain unconsidered and undiscussed within families , thereby enabling problems to grow until they reach the stage of ‘ granny bashing ’ or ‘ granny dumping ’ when care is withdrawn , and even family breakdown occurs .
9 It also offers the chance for customers to decide whether they wish the term of agreement to run for two or three years .
10 The adoptive parents had made no comments to suggest that they realized the children were unhappy .
11 An increase from fifty to a hundred members would allow greater flexibility for our regional committees in the regions to decide whether they allow the branch to continue or to amalgamate with another branch .
12 All offerors will invariably ask the selling shareholders to represent that they own the shares ( or can transfer title ) free from encumbrances .
13 Since in general ‘ politics ’ should not be discussed in school , it is easy for teachers to claim that they have no strong opinions about subjects like , say , the National Front .
14 If the rule is relaxed legal advisers faced with an ambiguous statutory provision may feel that they have to research the materials to see whether they yield the crock of gold , i.e. , a clear indication of Parliament 's intentions .
15 In the early stages of migration , the peasants come from the richer and more developed rural areas and so frequently have more skills to offer when they reach the town , than those in the less developed areas .
16 Women take an average of 45 seconds to decide if they fancy a bloke , according to a Danish survey .
17 Did he attempt to get undertakings from President Yeltsin that he would use his best endeavours to ensure that they resist the temptation to sell that weaponry to unreliable states in the middle east and elsewhere ?
18 They could only speak Greek to the Romans , and it was for the Romans to decide whether they wanted an interpreter .
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