Example sentences of "a [noun] [prep] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We 've been in a recession before and come through it and we 'll do it again . ’ |
| 2 | It used to be a case of whether United would win the title again before Doomsday . |
| 3 | The first time I asked he engaged his brain , the second time he wavered a bit as if understanding he should be doing something , though not what he should be doing , and the third time he translated it successfully . |
| 4 | This is a bit like but go on . |
| 5 | When , at last , they were compelled to call a referendum on whether to do so , a solid majority voted not to try officers for crimes committed while they held power . |
| 6 | The Serbian government on Oct. 11 staged a referendum on whether to amend the Constitution to allow early elections . |
| 7 | ‘ The plan is dead , long live the new plan , ’ Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic said after his people finished voting in a referendum on whether to accept it or not . |
| 8 | On the basis of privately commissioned opinion polls showing an increasing majority in favour of some measure of divorce legislation , FitzGerald agreed with his cabinet to proceed with a referendum on whether to change the constitution so as to allow divorce for marriages irretrievably broken down , though only after a period of five years ' actual breakdown and legal separation . |
| 9 | The former timetable will resume the day after a decision on whether to refer the offer is announced . |
| 10 | Mr Richard Aiken , counsel for BBC Enterprises , had told the court that a decision on whether to continue the BBC Europe service should have been made at the end of November but had been deferred until a meeting of the directors on December 29 . |
| 11 | Before taking a decision on whether to take a case to a Children 's Hearing , the Reporter has to consider the reports from all the appropriate agencies . |
| 12 | On May 2 Arpad Göncz was elected Országgyülés Speaker and acting President , pending a decision on whether to hold a direct presidential election or leave the choice to the Országgyülés . |
| 13 | He has an option to complete the deal before November 30 , but a decision on whether to go ahead could be made next week . |
| 14 | Although not an exact science , it does enable banks to give countries some sort of credit rating and , from this , bank lending officers can make a decision on whether to grant or participate in a loan . |
| 15 | A decision on whether to grant planning permission for the burial ground will be taken at a meeting of South Oxfordshire District Council on July the 21st . |
| 16 | A decision on whether to grant planning permission for the burial ground will be taken at a meeting of South Oxfordshire District Council on July the 21st . |
| 17 | ISRAEL 'S inner cabinet yesterday deferred a decision on whether to accept Egypt 's invitation to convene Israeli and Palestinian delegations for talks designed to lead to a resolution of the dispute in the occupied territories . |
| 18 | ‘ I will see Paul 's condition before making a decision on whether to play him against Parma next week . ’ |
| 19 | THE BELGIAN government has put off a decision on whether to stump up cash for the nuclear plant being built by France at Chooz — a finger of France sucking into Belgian territory . |
| 20 | On March 11 former President Ahmed Ben Bella 's party , the Movement for Democracy in Algeria ( Mouvement pour la démocratie en Algérie ) , was legalized although Ben Bella himself remained in exile in Switzerland , the Algerian judicial authorities having not yet reached a decision on whether to drop charges against him . |
| 21 | They believe that no part of the money should be used to finance Sizewell C , proposals for which are still on the drawing board awaiting a decision on whether to apply for planning permission . |
| 22 | Russia 's highest legislature put off until today a decision on whether to introduce a resolution asking Mr Yeltsin to nominate a new Prime Minister . |
| 23 | A decision on whether to offer seatbelt pre-tensioners as an option on UK cars has yet to be taken . |
| 24 | The subject of whether or not the situation in Golding 's ‘ Lord of the Flies ’ would have been different had girls been on the island is very difficult to reach a decision on and depends on many things . |
| 25 | ‘ A big part of my game is to get a foot in and let others know I 'm around , ’ explained Ince . |
| 26 | Er , I 've got a couple of brochures here , if you like to have a look at but do n't , please , take them away . |
| 27 | That rule will probably be extended to the upper house , where a vote on whether to lift the immunity of Italy 's former prime minister , Giulio Andreotti , is likely soon . |
| 28 | When the plenum resumed , the central committee took a vote on whether to discuss Gorbachev 's resignation offer , the results being 13 in favour , 382 against , and 14 abstentions . |
| 29 | Members of the radical Inter-regional group went so far as to table a motion of no confidence in the government , but a vote on whether to consider this motion was heavily defeated on May 29 . |
| 30 | There was no quorum on June 9 for a vote on whether to accept Vagnorius 's resignation , tendered on May 16 [ see p. 38927 ] . |