Example sentences of "[prep] [subord] a [noun sg] of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it was confined to the specific issue of whether a duty of care existed — to establish liability , a plaintiff must also prove breach of duty , and loss caused by that breach . |
| 2 | The question of whether a duty of care exists is not in dispute . |
| 3 | Of course it is highly likely that the corporate finance arm and the client will be contractually bound in any case , thus enabling us to dispense with the issue of whether an obligation of confidence is owed . |
| 4 | There is a close link between the vexed questions of whether an offer of employment is ‘ suitable ’ and whether a refusal is ‘ unreasonable ’ . |
| 5 | He must have been about seventeen and was so-pale and thin he looked as if a gust of wind might blow him away . |
| 6 | But the clog of sound she had never noticed in hospital was removed , as if a plug of cotton wool had been taken out ; that constant humming buzz of the working building like a machine or a living body around her . |
| 7 | He just looks as if a puff of wind would blow him away , ’ George finished . |
| 8 | She had risen and now stood staring at him , trembling visibly and feeling as if a puff of wind would knock her down again . |
| 9 | Mr Lazarus described it ‘ as if a bolt of energy shot up my spine and burst through the top of my head . |
| 10 | She did n't fall heavily , but lightly , as if a piece of muslin was drifting down to the carpet . |
| 11 | I felt a lump in my throat as I looked down at the first grave , the Balmoral on the cross was torn at the front as if a piece of shrapnel had smashed its way through the badge and into the soldier 's head . |
| 12 | When he stormed in the door it was as if a gale of wind was behind him , and he shouted his wife 's name at the top of his voice . |
| 13 | It was interesting to note that the responses to the CRUS question as to whether a member of library staff was designated as training officer also indicated that title held is not necessarily indicative of time devoted to training . |
| 14 | The question then arises as to whether an error of law has been shown in the present case . |
| 15 | Such accounts cast doubt on whether an understanding of reality is to be conceived of as the primary goal of science or the actual nature of its achievement . |
| 16 | Questions of possession/non-possession are not only crucial in cases of stale claims but have , since the 1985 House of Lords decision in Street v Mountford [ 1985 ] AC 809 , been fundamental in decisions about whether an occupier of property is categorised as a " tenant " or a " licensee " . |