Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [to-vb] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Launched from ML 102 , the two raiders had a mile or so to paddle on a compass course through choppy water into the harbour where , as the canoe surged on the swell alongside a large ship , they reached down underwater to fix their eight limpet mines . |
| 2 | Nevertheless the Trotskyists themselves split , on the issue of whether or not to co-operate with the ICP , and , just as the VNQDD had been destroyed as a competitor with the Communist Party by French repression after Yen-Bay , so the French colonial government , shortly after war had begun in 1939 , rounded up virtually the entire leadership of the Trotskyist International Communist League , as it was then called : a coup from which the movement never recovered . |
| 3 | Undoubtedly many artists decided whether or not to submit to the exhibition upon the work , reputation and perhaps gender of the two selectors . |
| 4 | It should also be stressed that the decision whether or not to proceed with a deal at any stage rests with yourselves . |
| 5 | Those in favour of its retention state first that both parties are aware of the rules at the outset and second that , while a landlord has an absolute discretion whether or not to proceed with the grant of a lease to an original tenant , its discretion is diminished in the case of an assignee where its refusal to grant a licence to assign may be contested by the tenant , with subsequent expensive court proceedings . |
| 6 | You can never entirely eliminate human error and oversight , but this gimmick of marking replies to searches , etc , minimises the possibility of your forgetting to pass on to your client vital information that might give time to consider whether or not to proceed with the purchase , such as the fact that redevelopment of the area within the next ten years is contemplated . |
| 7 | Finally , it should be noted that disclosure of the fact that the broker is acting as principal may not on its own suffice if there exist any other material matters which could affect the customer 's decision whether or not to proceed with the transaction . |
| 8 | Britain , which saw the possibility of having to act in out-of-area conflicts and thus still needed an effective fighter aircraft , was left with the decision as to whether or not to proceed with the project unilaterally . |
| 9 | The committee was divided over whether or not to proceed with the march but it agreed to send a delegation to Derry to consult the local people ; this meeting began on the evening of Friday 4 October and went on until 1 a.m. on Saturday . |
| 10 | He has stopped there and is deciding whether or not to come over the ridge . |
| 11 | Meanwhile , Garrison 's row with Pam Shriver whom she accused of ‘ racist ’ comments during their match on Saturday remains unresolved , with the American still undecided whether or not to resign from the WTA board of directors . |
| 12 | As George loomed over her , she was planning in her mind when to take the sheets to the launderette , and whether or not to pay for a service wash . |
| 13 | This entails the right to choose whether or not to belong to a trade union and the right to strike . |
| 14 | Secondly , it is of course up to the individual credit granter to decide whether or not to enter into a transaction requested by an individual customer . |
| 15 | When with a group , is it better to laugh or not to laugh at the joke you do n't hear ? |
| 16 | Much of the social life evolves around the poolside , where decisions are taken about where to eat for supper , and whether or not to meet at the terrace bar in the village afterwards . |
| 17 | It is certainly tempting to say both to ‘ no meaning ’ atheists and to ‘ no meaning ’ theists that such perplexity represents the real life situation of most human beings as they choose to believe or not to believe in the existence of God . |
| 18 | Are these people afraid to expose themselves in a panel condemning the National Health Service or just to sit in the background and make any comments ? |
| 19 | It is possible to book alarm calls , make transferred charge calls , telephone for travel information , for the time , the weather , or just to listen to a story or some music ! |
| 20 | For others , it was a chance to browse … or just to relax in the sunshine . |
| 21 | For others , it was a chance to browse … or just to relax in the sunshine . |
| 22 | The hospice aims to beat its previous record of £1,400 , and anyone with an hour or more to spare on the day should contact Deirdre Shaw or Dorothy Davison on . |
| 23 | It is an offence under bylaw 17(4) of bylaw 2 of the British Railway Board Bye Laws to molest or wilfully to interfere with the comfort or convenience of other passengers . |
| 24 | There is a great difference between , on the one hand , voting Labour in a constituency which spread beyond the boundaries of the colliery village , and , on the other hand , being seen to organize a local Labour party or even to stand against the colliery manager and the old elite . |
| 25 | What is it that we carry away with us when we leave a gallery that creates a desire in us to paint , to draw or simply to doodle on a page . |
| 26 | It is clearly naive to talk in general terms about ‘ central government control ’ over local authorities , or indeed to generalize about the relationship at all . |
| 27 | Ben loved to run along the public footpath through the rape fields , but at times , although not to venture into the field itself , he would often spot a rabbit and give chase . |
| 28 | In some ways it is better to communicate with the client and say that nothing has happened , than not to communicate with the client because nothing has happened . |
| 29 | It is feared he will concentrate on domestic policy , when Mr Major , who must overcome the embarrassment of backing Mr Bush , believes the US has a greater role than ever to play on the world stage . |
| 30 | I think we 'll just have a nice quiet day today erm there 's a little bit of a snag because I do n't quite know what we 're going to do about all these children that like to go to the library . |