Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] see if [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 I used to tell trainees that it was their first aptitude test to see if they could make it over Stamford Street ! ’ was not too upset to find that she will have to devise a new aptitude test from the summer .
2 So , he grafted tissue from the posterior margin that would die to other parts of the chick limb to see if he could rescue the cells from death .
3 Students should be encouraged to look at the other information in the financial accounting system to see if it would be helpful for managers in terms of monitoring , planning or control .
4 And Karen last weekend , after you were sitting for them suddenly took ill on the Saturday I think , and Sheila was n't in any great shape , so he went back home er , from the office an over his lunch hour to see if he could just go and lend a hand , ge generally help out over his lunch hour .
5 However he just put in a test dose to see if it was in the right place .
6 These moves would not disgrace a HVS climb were it not for the fact that two sets of in situ threads protect them perfectly : a good testing ground to see if you are up to greater things .
7 The government is reviewing the cases of about 60 people sentenced for political or security offences to see if they might qualify for pardon .
8 Dr Harrison , who places stress on the importance of looking closely at his patients , watches eyes and eyelid margins to see if they are red or swollen .
9 He says they can even zoom in on tax discs to see if they 're valid .
10 Some time towards the end of 1943 I was approached by the US Office of War Information to see if I would join their staff as adviser on Burmese subjects and language .
11 For example , if you smell burning in the middle of the night you will respond immediately and fully , and not bother to ‘ consult ’ any body clock to see if you should calm down and be asleep !
12 It is interesting , however , to consider one particular aspect of climate and leisure facilities to see if they could be coupled with other national benefits and needs .
13 If you decide to go on the scheme you must enquire at your local Social Security Office to see if you are eligible .
14 Yeah hopefully ring up her ring up er ticket line see if it 's er they might be
15 Inspect the water tank to see if it is sound and well insulated .
16 ‘ They 're sendin' the visitor termorra to see if we 've got anything we can sell .
17 According to representatives of the French club they wanted to cash-flow the transfer fee in stages and put Nicholas on an eight month probation to see if he would behave .
18 Taylor Walker training manager Nick Leach said barstaff were tested by the area manager to see if they knew the names of at least 100 customers , plus their regular drink .
19 I did go down to my local Citizens ' Advice Bureau to see if they had any ideas , but all they could do was pass on the news that there was a squeeze on the social fund ( the emergency payments fund ) , so I was well advised not to expect too much if I did decide to try the social security people .
20 In my message I told them that I was going to fly close to the control tower to see if they could tell me what was wrong with my port wheel , but again no reply from control .
21 As soon as I received them I rang Rod Aspinwall to see if we could travel down together .
22 laughter so that by the time we came to do the five practical ev exercises you know everybody was in a very relaxed and jolly mood but I think that 's was it 's about but from the results that we were getting from the practical exercises clearly what he said had taken root you know roll key words , roll them around in your mind er try running through letters of the alphabet to match up with your key word chains and you know if if if the word is ball try roll see if you can get it to rhyme and ultimately the creme de la creme is if you can actually get the title of a song or
23 The Defence Secretary also said that now he had been in the post a year , he was reviewing defence spending priorities to see if they were correct .
24 Sometimes when the rapids ahead looked particularly fearsome we 'd stop and walk along the river bank to see if they were navigable .
25 Contact your insurance company to see if they 'll offer a discount for customers with burglar alarms .
26 There are even now other issues on the pensions debate we have employers like Telecom using pension funds to fund redundancies we now even have the government looking to see if they can get hold of pension fund money in British Rail and in the Coal Board to see if they can also fund job losses .
27 When last orders were called and they had to leave the pub , they went round to the fish and chip shop to see if it was open , but like the kinema , it too was closed .
28 she were gon na look at that place at er Audrey 's brother 's got it same as Walter 's , er second hand stuff to see if they could get a little bit of something , start him off , like , you know
29 If they do not match your specific interests , take a look at a good shareware catalogue to see if it can offer something closer to your heart .
30 He also told O'Boyle that he had been ‘ checked out ’ with the government computer system to see if he was reputable enough to join the group .
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