Example sentences of "[to-vb] [subord] [det] [be] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I wanted to know if that was all right — within the bounds of normality , as it were ? ’ |
| 2 | He wanted to know whether that was as wild as it seemed . ’ |
| 3 | It is difficult to know whether this is more ludicrous or tragic . |
| 4 | To inquire whether this was indeed so , the militancy record of the various fields was investigated , using NUM voting returns relating to ballots for strike action . |
| 5 | However , in the absence of a formal derivation , it has been possible to question whether this is really the case . |
| 6 | In fact , a particular variable may have more than one function , but it is only by a close analysis that treats speaker variables as independent that we will be able to determine whether this is so . |
| 7 | In order to decide whether this is so , account must be taken , not only of the fact that the worker is employed on board a vessel registered in the member state in question , but also of other circumstances , such as the fact that he is in the employ of a company incorporated under the law of that state and established there , or the fact that he was hired in that state and that the employment relationship between him and his employer is subject to the law of the flag state , or the fact that he is insured under the social security system of that state and pays income tax there : see pp. 3009–3010 , paras . |
| 8 | Yeah , well I 'm having something to eat cos that was hardly anything |
| 9 | If your answer is simply ‘ lobbying harder for increased funds for higher education ’ , then please look back over 10 or 15 years to see whether that is remotely likely to succeed . |
| 10 | Thus although there was no significant relationship between normality and P(A) from Study 3 it seems advisable to see whether this is also the case using normality ratings taken from the Groeger and Chapman study . |
| 11 | To see whether this is really so we will , in the next chapter , consider the problems which arise in the use of the formal interview . |
| 12 | Now we have come to ask if that 's all right . ’ |
| 13 | Even where a reserve price is notified , the owner is not entitled to bid unless this is specifically reserved . |
| 14 | The breach of duty consists not of allowing the conflict of interest to arise because that is often outside the control of the director , but of the director 's preferring his own personal interests to those of persons for whom he acts as fiduciary , or of taking advantage of such a position . |
| 15 | John Major does seem to be somebody who — it 's very difficult to tell whether this is intrinsically , or just in comparison with Margaret Thatcher — is rather colourless . |
| 16 | The report , prepared by the Kirk 's parish reappraisal committee , also sees a danger that some of the smallest congregations , particularly in rural areas , may argue they can continue to operate when that is no longer the case . |