Example sentences of "[to-vb] [conj] [pers pn] [vb -s] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's got to be important to the child so that he needs to know whether he means four times two-plus-one or four-times-two plus one , whichever way it is . |
| 2 | Such an experience may encourage the doctor in question to attend a course in homoeopathy to see if it deserves further study . |
| 3 | As a final point about the root definition , it is sometimes useful to express it as a statement to see if it makes reasonable sense , and to double-check that all the CATWOE factors have been considered . |
| 4 | Although not all doctors would agree that restless legs are attributable to caffeine , anyone suffering this condition should try avoiding caffeine for a while to see if it makes any difference . |
| 5 | We have asked your embassy to see if she has any connections that may be of interest to us . |
| 6 | ’ We did a great deal on behalf of Nicholas Brown and are very surprised to hear that he has any complaints about the Foreign Office . |
| 7 | I was questioned about this in recent years when I visited the Camp during one of my lecture rounds to the ATC in the Highlands , but I only add this yarn to illustrate that it takes all kinds to make any air force station , and I am sure our childrens ' children will be told and the tale will no doubt be embroidered to suit the occasion . |
| 8 | ‘ He 's just very difficult and hard to manage when he has these sort of fits and becomes rude and aggressive . ’ |
| 9 | John has always said that prejudice is hard to combat because it means changing people 's inner feelings , ‘ their hearts and minds ’ . |
| 10 | To ensure that it earns maximum profit , the firm must only employ workers who add more to revenue than to cost . |
| 11 | Dr Peter Simpson , formerly regional medical officer in Mersey region , and Ainna Fawcett Henesy , director of nursing in South East Thames region , have joined the group to ensure that it has open channels of communication with the professions . |
| 12 | The 500th anniversary of his birth provides a convenient moment to consider whether he deserves wider recognition . |
| 13 | This study aimed to define the route whereby EGF gains access to the oesophageal epithelium , by immunohistochemical determination of the EGF distribution in biopsy specimens from healthy and diseased oesophageal mucosa , to determine whether it plays any role in the pathogenesis of oesophagitis . |
| 14 | The domestic water supply should be checked to determine whether it requires additional treatment before use . |
| 15 | It is generally for the suspect , and no-one else , to decide whether he wants legal advice , and D had already made an informed decision to do without it . |
| 16 | I have hinted your case to Lord Darnford , but I am concerned to say that he imputes selfish views to me . |
| 17 | Whereas Russia is erm , is to do with the Cold War situation but I take Michael 's point that fascism and communism are not the same thing and to say that he has fascist ideas does not necessarily mean that he therefore represents Russia in this political equation |
| 18 | This is not to say that she has much time for the developers ' current products . |
| 19 | That is why , on the costing basis , we are right to say that it represents another 10p in the pound on basic income tax . |
| 20 | One of the deals , being kept under wraps until an official announcement in a few weeks , is believed to be a lucrative shirt sponsorship package — but chairman Wallace Mercer is refusing to say if it involves current sponsor Strongbow . |
| 21 | Though Kasdan appears to disapprove of the Joel Silver style of wham-bam slam-bangers , it 's impossible to tell whether he thinks such films have been instrumental in the decline of western civilisation . |
| 22 | Mr Dole hopes this year to slip a repeal measure through the Senate attached to another bill , but it is too early to tell whether he has enough support . |