Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] what [noun] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The difficulty is then to find under what circumstances the appropriate boundary conditions are satisfied .
2 Beyond the timber , brick and stone structures themselves and their tiled or slated roofs , there is virtually no direct evidence to confirm the presence of carpenters , masons , bricklayers , slaters , tilers and thatchers , and it is difficult to guess to what degree the local construction industry was a specialist concern .
3 Dressed sombrely in a black suit splendidly contrasted with the Order of St George , he refused to plead , but persistently demanded to know by what authority a small minority of the House of Commons , without any participation of the House of Lords , could bring him to trial .
4 We will now see if it is possible to state in what circumstances the different tones are used within the very limited context of the words ‘ yes ’ and ‘ no ’ said in isolation .
5 Nor is it easy to see on what basis a stricter protection for the wife should have been demanded by the facts in Shears and Sons Ltd. v. Jones than was demanded by the facts in Howes v. Bishop [ 1909 ] 2 K.B .
6 In Cottee v. Douglas Seaton ( Used Cars ) Ltd. ( 1972 D.C. ) the court had to decide to what extent an honest man could be guilty under the section .
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