Example sentences of "[to-vb] [conj] it [verb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She opened a small round leather box to find that it contained tiny gold collar studs and several pairs of cuff links . |
| 2 | As she hesitated , she glanced at the loose page to see if it offered any clue to its rightful position in the book . |
| 3 | Such an experience may encourage the doctor in question to attend a course in homoeopathy to see if it deserves further study . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | I knew what I had to do but it took some courage to switch that light on , I can tell you . |
| 7 | To ensure that it earns maximum profit , the firm must only employ workers who add more to revenue than to cost . |
| 8 | But his own reasoning was different : there were questions he wanted to ask and things he wanted to consider before it became common knowledge that MacQuillan had received a threat typed on a newsroom machine . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | The domestic water supply should be checked to determine whether it requires additional treatment before use . |
| 11 | Material for publication or transmission would be " reviewed before release " in the field by the military information officer in consultation with the unit commander to determine whether it contained sensitive information . |
| 12 | The social welfare and material benefits which the imperialist state could grant to workers in Britain and Germany at the turn of the twentieth century allowed capitalism to survive because it divided Third World workers from their similarly exploited , if differently rewarded , working-class brethren in the industrialised centre of the world economy . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | The government of Taiwan announced on May 11 that the vessel was free to dock in the country but that it would not be allowed to return if it violated international law by making unauthorized broadcasts to the mainland . |
| 15 | In fact he did n't even seem to feel that it required any show of gratitude . |
| 16 | The plane had started to shudder as it entered some turbulence , and Myeloski was startled by it . |