Example sentences of "[prep] the [noun] whether a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Greaves [ 1987 ] The Times , 11 July , it was held that it was a question for the jury whether a gap of 17 days between burglary and handling meant that the accused was not the burglar and so could be convicted of handling . |
| 2 | For the question whether a property is present here can never be different from or lie beyond the question whether we have the best possible evidence that it is present . |
| 3 | Resolution of the question whether a statement is a representation or a contractual term , does not resolve the issue as to the legal effect of the statement made between the parties . |
| 4 | Thirdly , it is often impossible to tell from the inventory whether a person was poor or whether he was living in comfortable retirement , having already passed on most of his estate to his children ; a yeoman with very few possessions is likely to have been in the latter category . |
| 5 | It is possible to find out from the data whether a zone has changed between 1981 and 1991 , but not how . |
| 6 | It is beside the point whether a woman enjoyed the masterly advance or not ; what is at issue is whether she consented … . |
| 7 | To the question whether a man , who has intercourse with a woman believing that she is consenting to it , though she is not , commits rape , I think that he [ the ordinary man ] would reply , ‘ No . |
| 8 | Again , it is not easy to be dogmatic in answer to the question whether a court is exercising a judicial function when it entertains a reference from the Attorney-General as to what the law is on a particular point . |
| 9 | Earlier , Savary had responded to the question whether a shipment by the owner of the vessel still required a charter party and bill of lading issuance by stating : |