Example sentences of "[verb] [noun pl] [prep] [subord] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Further , the law requires that the consent be informed , and whatever that may mean , it certainly raises questions about whether the transsexual is fully able to comprehend the implications of surgery , both because of the uncertainty always contingent upon such an operation , and also because of the supervening anxiety which operates to play down , at least before surgery , any consequences which may be inconvenient . |
| 2 | In a reference to continuing reports that more Soviet weapons had been moved east of the Ural mountains and thus out of the treaty area , the UK Defence Secretary Tom King raised doubts about whether the treaty process was going forward with " the degree of control and accuracy that was intended " . |
| 3 | Aerospatiale officials are studiously refusing to give odds on whether the sale will go ahead , or what Aerospatiale would do with the company if it does occur . |
| 4 | You may have worries about whether the patient can return to work , or how you can plan future holidays for yourself or the family . |
| 5 | Expectations of gratitude and indebtedness are the equivalent of taking hostages as if the family member is saying " I have done this for you and therefore you are under an obligation to do that for me " . |
| 6 | Standing around , waiting for the police to arrive , the resident and the intern made bets on whether the case would be a real emergency or just a teenager who had swallowed too much aspirin . |
| 7 | ‘ I like to get pictures as if the horse is about to blink or breathe , the nostrils about to expand or contract , the legs about to break into a trot or canter . ’ |
| 8 | The proposal is likely to divide the group since some councils are voicing doubts about whether a referendum is the best way forward . |
| 9 | ( 1 ) Sections 45 to 50 of the Local Government ( Scotland ) Act 1973 ( which provide for payment of allowances to members of local authorities and other bodies ) shall apply with any necessary modifications to members of licensing boards as if the licensing boards were local authorities . |
| 10 | Fr Paul Mba Abessolo , leader of Morena — Bûcherons , accusing the authorities of cheating , announced after the Oct. 21 polling the withdrawal of his party , thus raising doubts over whether the party would take up its seats in the Assembly . |
| 11 | The unions would also be able to nominate a member of the validation team to visit prospective centres and could attend SCOTVEC 's Validation Committee and Board to make representations on whether the centre should be validated . |
| 12 | I need visionaries to see opportunities , I need trailblazers for when an area takes off , I need a firm hand when it matures . |