Example sentences of "to see if [pron] be [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 However , if the above criticism of the partial equilibrium model is put to one side , the implication of Roll 's work is that the only valid test is one in which the various market indices , which are used as proxies for the market portfolio , are examined to see if they are mean variance efficient .
2 I got to see if you 're any good .
3 as in this case we go down the three column , the three is a in the numerator N one , right , till we reach seventeen , right , and now test to see if it 's three point two right , so if we
4 We compare what we are seeing with what we know , to see if there is enough resemblance for us to treat the new thing in the same way as we would have treated the known thing .
5 There has been 12 letters of objection to the final stretch to Ballyduggan Mill lodged and it is expected that a meeting between all the parties involved will take place to see if there is some way of reconciling the objections .
6 If this is not the case then the purchaser may face arguments from the vendor by way of defence relating to completely different matters ( eg a bad debt provision is in fact excessive as a defence to a claim relating to non-payment of PAYE ) and detailed accounts may need to be drawn up every time there is a breach of warranty ( ie in order to see if there is some surplus which compensates ) .
7 The uses to which our information resources are put have been sub-divided , to see if there is any correlation between the resource and the mode of use .
8 Police will be going over the old ground to see if there is any link with this latest attack .
9 Arrangements were also made for two firemen to take it in turns to sleep on the premises and instructions were given to these men to go all round the shops after the Works are closed and ‘ inspect every hole and corner to see if there is any sign of fire and afterwards to sleep on the premises so as to be ready in case of accident ’ .
10 Parents may be asked to keep a simple diary and check the child 's pants four times a day to see if there is any soiling .
11 Bill Ward , assistant director of the department of environment at county hall , said : ‘ We know very well about local objections and will look at the scheme again to see if there is any way we can still have a scheme whilst taking account of local feeling . ’
12 What I have said that I would do is to consider what your Lordships have said to see if there is any way in which we can meet the problem .
13 Scatterplots are inspected to see if there is any sort of pattern visible , to see if the value of Y could be predicted from the value of X , or if the relationship is patternless .
14 The development of gap junctions in the human gastric mucosa has been examined to see if there is any relation to gastric ulcer .
15 The accruals method has been recommended by the ABI as suitable for a trial period of experimentation to see if there is sufficient support for it , since to some extent ‘ true and fair ’ is a question of acceptance and convention as well as theoretical concept .
16 More serious criminal cases are first enquired into by magistrates ' courts to see if there is sufficient evidence for the case to go further .
17 Branch secretary Jack Amos explained : ‘ We are writing to all clubs in the branch to see if there is sufficient interest in such a competition and if there is we will get things moving as soon as possible . ’
18 Oh and they show two things so y you 'll have to see if there 's any correlation between the two is there any correlation between rainfall and temperature , and is there ?
19 LOOK , NO HANDS : Bryan plays the pool fool for little Princess Eugenie as he takes the plunge without even a glance over his shoulder to see if there 's any trouble lurking
20 Look out to see if there 's any difference in the rate for different types of transactions .
21 I 'm just looking at those to see if there 's any weight on them it does n't give any weight on those bags .
22 And I think that somewhere along the line , erm , even if it 's only a moderate sum , we should make definite erm , approaches to start the ball rolling in this preventative effect , because I think we 're going , every , every budget head in the whole of the county or anythi or anybody else who 's got a budget , is going to pay the penalty , so I would like that to see if there 's any movement , any way we can address that particular problem , er , during our , our discussions .
23 ‘ While I 'm here in Bristol I hope to talk to Andy Hay , the new Director of the Old Vic , to see if there 's some way that we can combine our forces . ’
24 Do you want to see if there 's some wallpaper in here Mark ?
25 So we need to see if there 's another button stall .
26 After waiting around for some considerable time to see if there was any chance that Elector Carl Theodor would offer him even a temporary appointment , Mozart was informed that it was not to be .
27 He had got into the habit of examining himself minutely every morning and would squeeze and ‘ milk ’ his urethra to see if there was any sign of discharge .
28 Maud went rushing off down the corridor , but Mildred stopped and looked out of the window to see if there was any evidence of fire .
29 It also seemed interesting to see if there was any relationship between the use of overtime working and the use of temporary workers .
30 We also tried to see if there was any relationship between temporary working and recurrent unemployment .
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