Example sentences of "[adv] [to-vb] if [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hours later an investigation involving firemen and police was going on to see if the fire was arson . |
| 2 | He switched on to see if the set was still working . |
| 3 | Similarly there is no assumption that repeated use of a ruler in 4c is more demanding than single use of it in 4b , but this and similar instances need to be examined empirically to see if the task differences concerned are also difficulty factors . |
| 4 | If it is in a smooth plastic pot , and there is insufficient root coming through to prevent movement ( i.e. the plant is pot bound ) , it should be possible to slide the pot away just enough to see if the root ball is held intact by root action . |
| 5 | Angel explained that she would be staying at her mother 's while he went to Brazil alone to see if the country was suitable . |
| 6 | Companies not replying to the initial transmittal letter should be contacted only to establish if the letter has not been received , in which case a copy can be sent . |
| 7 | Filip said that figures for all of 1992 were not clear enough to state if the workstation business was profitable in the year but in the fourth quarter , even assuming a margin of error in accounting for the workstation operations as a distinct business , the operation clearly was profitable . |
| 8 | The Government 's arguments do not , however , deal with the question that runs as follows : if the Parliament in Scotland decided to raise taxation , would it not be entitled so to do if a majority in favour of that existed ? |
| 9 | Although the paper stated that the measurements of the neutrons were not accurate enough to determine if the fusion was thermo -nuclear , there was a great desire that Britain 's prestige should be boosted by the ZETA ‘ triumph ’ following the nation 's ‘ backwardness in Sputnik research ’ ( the Soviet satellite having been launched in October 1957 ) . |
| 10 | For this reason very few unassisted clients will be in a position to commission a report just to see if a case can be made out . |
| 11 | I 'll have to phone Nick tonight to see if the Captain has a phone number now rather than just an address cos if I can phone him it 'll be a lot easier . |
| 12 | In the Eighties one High Street bank was taken for £15 million but struck a deal not to prosecute if the money was returned . |
| 13 | It is too soon to know if the initiative will touch off an Italian-style mop-up of Brazil 's mob . |
| 14 | Economists say it 's too soon to say if the shopping boom marks the beginning of the end of the retail recession . |
| 15 | If the debtor is proposing to pay the petitioner his debt by instalments , the petition should not be adjourned indefinitely to see if the proposal is implemented . |
| 16 | He disregarded the cigarette-packs , after having checked inside each one carefully to see if a note had been left . |
| 17 | The San Diego coroner 's office said further tests would now be carried out to see if the death was drug-induced . |
| 18 | Something very like a shriek , hastily cut off , sounded in a basement , but Colin Campbell , looking back to see if the dog was following , heard nothing . |
| 19 | Each member of the Computer Group should access their ‘ reader file ’ regularly to determine if a problem has been assigned . |
| 20 | Er Yes this is Rita 's suggestion which is attached erm , suggesting one point ten as worded there is added simply to say if the job is n't commissioned a contents enquiry form is filed by the researcher with related documents . |
| 21 | ( We will see how to proceed if the maximum is achieved at more than one j in Section 6.3 . ) |
| 22 | IN THE SECOND PART OF OUR MONTHLY GUIDE TO STAYING SANE WHILE BUYING A COMPUTER , ANDREW JOHNSON EXPLAINS HOW TO TELL IF A MACHINE IS WELL BUILT AND HOW TO MAKE SURE IT WILL RUN EVERYTHING YOU WANT IT TO . |
| 23 | This month I 'll be diving into that other crocodile pit — how to tell if a computer is well made and how to get the most from your investment . |
| 24 | Over the past two months I 've dealt with what you need to look out for when buying a computer and how to tell if the machine you intend to buy is well built . |
| 25 | Then she picked up a parcel lying next to her , and looked round to see if the driver was coming back . |
| 26 | The courts will generally be reluctant to find that a natural event breaks the chain of causation as the plaintiff has no-one else to sue if the defendant is exonerated . |
| 27 | ‘ Jeez , I could do with that cup of tea , ’ Mrs Bennet said , putting her hands over her ears to shut out the tumult above , and Anne decided to go upstairs to see if the gas was still on . |
| 28 | Tory backbenchers and the nation at large will give Mr Major about a year before deciding whether the helmsman or his crew are mostly to blame if the nation 's ills refuse to blow away . |
| 29 | And as the squabble boiled over , the company threatened never to return if the theatre pressed for lost bar takings , estimated to be £1,650 . |