Example sentences of "to [subord] they [vb mod] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Ah well , you see they used to where they used to live opposite .
2 But do you feel it ought to be a free market erm situation , at least to the extent that anyone can move into any area they wish to provided they could find a place to live ?
3 Table 22 of Appendix 1 shows that when people have recently bought a major item for cash rather than credit , half did so either because they never use credit or because they prefer not to if they can avoid it .
4 and er in the piece of property at the back of the pub , down the opposite side of the road , down a lane you went on to and there was a football field , couple of football fields there and prior to this , they 'd have to if they could use this little place as a stripping room and he said yes .
5 As to whether they ought to play , again I have no objection .
6 The urgency which mainstream critics applied to the task of denouncing A Very British Coup was no doubt fuelled by the fact that the film was screened as a three-week serial , hence reviewers were in the unusual position ( for TV critics ) of being able to influence readers as to whether they would watch future episodes .
7 Single people , whether celibate or not , may also be plagued by doubts as to whether they would have been capable of sustaining a relationship in marriage .
8 They are uncertain as to whether they should make their involvement in SSE conditional upon the possibility of promotion , uncertain about whether they need more information and debate about SSE , uncertain about whether SSE should be made compulsory and whether it is preferable to inspection .
9 Furthermore , external auditors are left with a very difficult decision as to whether they should report to a third party if they suspect the directors of a company are involved in fraud or other illegal activities .
10 since this lot came to power , is forcing people to make a decision as to whether they should get a prescription or whether they should not .
11 So that employees can truly assess the new country , some firms pay for short ‘ look-see ’ visits so that the executive and spouse can judge for themselves , first-hand , as to whether they should accept the transfer .
12 Similarly , secondary education librarians point to the lack of continuity between primary and secondary education , The lack of continuity between the various sectors and the poor transference of skills from one to the other is partly a consequence of lack of co-operation between the different sectors , but also the dilemma of librarians at different levels as to whether they should focus on short-term or long-term information needs .
13 It is interesting to note that management and professional staff are the least certain as to whether they will move with their jobs .
14 In many institutions which train primary and first school teachers , the teachers themselves have an option as to whether they can do a science course or not and then even if they do it it 's usually very biologically biased erm towards the natural sciences .
15 In many institutions which train primary and first school teachers , the teachers themselves have an option as to whether they can do a science course or not and then even if they do it it 's usually very biologically biased erm towards the natural sciences .
16 They 're going to give their verdict tonight , as to whether they can afford to pay fifty pounds a week .
17 Well , er , it 's all according to whether they can afford it in the first instance , secondly , is it gon na be across the board ?
18 And the they used to when they would speak Orcadian among their their pals and then when they when they were playing games all the kids the Orcadian ones whether they were Orcadian or not would adopt this American drawl and they all spoke like that .
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