Example sentences of "[noun pl] [prep] [conj] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Faced with conflicting advice from radio stations and the state authorities about whether to evacuate , many people just fled . |
| 2 | Shaking his head , he opened and closed the drawer several times as if to demonstrate its innocence . |
| 3 | He put his hands on his knees as if to lever himself up . |
| 4 | His shoulders lifted towards his ears as if to help the grin along . |
| 5 | He rubbed his eyes as if to rid himself of thoughts of Kelly Connor . |
| 6 | The old woman settled back in her chair and shook her shoulders as if to free them from the burdens of the present . |
| 7 | As he said it , Gabriel 's eye was caught by Lucie who put a finger up to his lips as if to say , ‘ Do n't argue . ’ |
| 8 | Miss Phoebe noticed and pinched herself together , the tip of her tongue wetting her dry lips as if to help words to slide out more easily , but before they came , her sister was saying loudly : |
| 9 | " But it was my fault , " Patrick continued , wrapping his hands around the cup , bringing it up to his lips as if to hide his face . |
| 10 | As the hands of the clock touched nine , a small group of middle-aged men wearing sports-jackets and flannels under their winter coats stepped behind a row of bushes as if to relieve themselves . |
| 11 | ‘ If you like , ’ she replied , and knew she had infuriated him when he thrust his hands into his pockets as if to prevent himself from taking hold of her and shaking the daylights out of her . |
| 12 | He jammed his hands deep into his pockets as if to prevent himself from reaching out , touching her , taking her … |
| 13 | Having become deadlocked along party lines over whether to call for censure , the committee decided instead to present the case against Cranston on the Senate floor on Nov. 21 , a rare step for discipline short of formal censure . |
| 14 | Farmers and horticulturists use Weather Communications for information about when to plant or harvest , builders about when to lay concrete , and retailers about whether to stock up with umbrellas or ice cream . |
| 15 | So the women were n't staying at home in the itched to make things for or to back or anything ? |
| 16 | A few paces to the right Yuan was flexing arm and shoulder muscles as if to ease some strain or tension , and Rostov wondered if the assassins knew how fast a Manchu could move when the need arose . |
| 17 | The questions of whether to allow increases in the industry 's import fuel bills to be passed on to the consumer and how to treat investment need to be addressed . |
| 18 | The arguments about whether to join the European Community were won or lost two decades ago . |
| 19 | Common-sense , or rhetorical , thinking involves the raising and dropping of anchors , not to mention the continual arguments about whether to raise or lower the metaphorical anchor at any given moment . |
| 20 | Undoubtedly , the problems of long-term unemployment are the most difficult to come to terms with and to solve . |
| 21 | Most of my friends will buy this album and we usually waste a lot of time discussing the merits of whatever record we have recently bought , so we may well have a few arguments on whether to eat meat or not . |
| 22 | Actually he wanted someone to give some orders to and to deal with the press for him . |
| 23 | We therefore have a clashing interest of views over whether to feel sympathy or revulsion about Blanche . |
| 24 | Composed of differing strands of Palestinian nationalist thought , the PLO was weakened by internal disagreements over whether to parley with the enemy , and if so on what grounds . |
| 25 | Phenomenologists therefore examine the way that police officers reach decisions about whether to arrest and charge suspects . |
| 26 | Thus evaluation can be used for decisions about whether to continue or terminate a given course , about the modification necessary for an existing programme , about the use of various teaching methods to achieve a pre-specified goal , or about the adoption of an innovation . |
| 27 | Careful pre-test counselling is essential so that you understand all the advantages and disadvantages of knowing if you have HIV , and can make your own informed decisions about whether to continue with your pregnancy . |
| 28 | The Reporter makes the initial decisions about whether to proceed any further with a particular case . |
| 29 | Somebody had planted a few saplings as if to justify the name , but they looked extremely sorry themselves , sadder even than the Fir Tree in Hans Christian Andersen 's story and about to meet a similar fate . |
| 30 | It was brown , as far as Hoomey could see , and its ribs stuck out like his own , and its great projecting hip-bones were on a level with his head , sticking out like girders as if to hold the gaunt body together . |