Example sentences of "to see [subord] [pron] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The process of drawing inferences from non-experimental data is usually one of slowly elaborating a relationship between two variables , testing that it contains no spurious component due to the operation of a prior variable , and testing to see if one can pin down whether the cause influences the effect directly or through an intervening variable . |
| 2 | One of the aims is to look at the links between commercial and industrial policy in order to see if one can devise any common criteria to distinguish legitimate goals of industrial policy from capricious protectionism . |
| 3 | Despite this period there was always a mass of cloud and it was quite normal for us to go down to see if one could identify some feature . |
| 4 | and I 'm just wondering if maybe , maybe we will just have to do a wee bit of work and try and get something on the go to see if somebody will |
| 5 | I had taken a couple of slices of bread up the tree with me , with the intention of feeding small pieces of pinched flake into their midst to see if they would accept them . |
| 6 | Working under the name of Professor Dent ( a minor henchman in Dr No ) we contacted newspapers and magazines to see if they would take the following advertisements : |
| 7 | The Anfield squad gave blood after a training session this week to see if they would be a suitable match for 10-year-old leukaemia sufferer Paul Mainwaring . |
| 8 | Sales estimated at many thousands of pounds are believed to have been lost and insurance companies were being consulted to see if they would pay out for loss of business . |
| 9 | In case anyone thinks this was unnecessarily drastic , I did in fact leave them for a couple of hours to see if they would come out of their own accord — but they did n't , and I was concerned that they might starve if left to their own devices . |
| 10 | She waited to see if they would resume , if Maurin would mention anything of their own talk in the kitchen . |
| 11 | He watched to see if they would look over at him and Slater , but they did n't . |
| 12 | In late 1687 he began polling the deputy lieutenants and JPs to see if they would assist him in obtaining the election of a Parliament committed to the repeal of the penal laws and the Tests . |
| 13 | She waited by the window to see if they would reappear in the lane which led into the woods . |
| 14 | Informal approaches were made six months ago to companies in the United States , Japan and France to see if they would be interested in supplying fuel for the advanced gas-cooled reactors at a considerably lower price than charged by British Nuclear Fuels . |
| 15 | City council policy and resources chairwoman Dawn Booth said officers had already inspected a number of premises to see if they would be suitable as a temporary home for the wholesale markets now housed on the Stanley industrial estate , Old Swan . |
| 16 | I might might check them out to see if they would mind if we did something later on in the week . |
| 17 | The government is reviewing the cases of about 60 people sentenced for political or security offences to see if they might qualify for pardon . |
| 18 | ‘ Well , give me a few minutes , ’ Mark said , ‘ and I 'll ring the Prime Minister 's office in Istanbul , to see if they 'll agree to a short postponement . ’ |
| 19 | The tank is large one — 56″ × 15″ × 36 ’ , but the Oscar has killed everything I have put in for company — even after going to great lengths to see if they 'll get on . |
| 20 | Contact your insurance company to see if they 'll offer a discount for customers with burglar alarms . |
| 21 | Warburton is currently approaching 30 other companies , including Dell and Ambra , to see if they 'd be interested in joining . |
| 22 | He will also contact the Boys ' Brigade , to see if they 'd be prepared to play , and S O S transport international , to obtain more information . |
| 23 | I stuck to lures , not because I have anything against bait fishing , but because I was interested to see if they 'd score . |
| 24 | While over 2,300 people wait on death rows countrywide to see if they will die or not , we can only hope that the US comes to its senses soon . |
| 25 | WE are trying to contact as many pregnant women as possible who have this condition to see if they will help by taking part . |
| 26 | Bonhams say that their business has increased , and it will be interesting to see if they will begin to develop their arms , armour and militaria sales . |
| 27 | I 'm now waiting to hear from the DHSS to see if they will spend so much money a week for storing my furniture . |
| 28 | The company has produced a first generation of plants from the modified seeds , and is now waiting to see if they will reproduce to a new generation , containing the implanted genes . |
| 29 | It 's important for the younger people who are waiting to see if they will get a pension when they retire . |
| 30 | There are regulations governing the safety of toys , which are tested to see if they will fit into a tube the width of a child 's throat . |