Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv] [conj] [pron] [vb -s] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Taking blood samples to screen for Sickle Cell disease ; the only way to find out whether someone has the condition , or is a carrier . |
| 2 | But her Pakistan people 's party must wait until tomorrow to find out if it has the power that comes with control of the key state of Punjab . |
| 3 | My brother works for the Department of Health and he can always arrange to get away if he knows the date far enough in advance . ’ |
| 4 | This coordination of two developmental events , crucial to the formation of the eye , is achieved in some animals by the approaching eyecup inducing the lens to develop just where it touches the surface , and so the lens develops at the right place . |
| 5 | In any intimacy between a stronger and a weaker personality the weaker is inclined to yield even when he has the means to prevail , from a compulsion to see through the eyes of the stronger . |
| 6 | The problem is , however , that it is of little help in producing a list of user needs : the temptation would be to say either that everyone requires the same information or that everyone requires different information ; the former would make the exercise redundant and the latter would make it impossible to handle . |
| 7 | One can then choose to say either that it constitutes the difference by virtue of having a particular internal ‘ feel ’ associated with it , or that it is itself the difference , simpliciter . |