Example sentences of "[subord] [conj] [adv] [art] [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They believed she had been murdered by the Grantley Ripper although as yet no body had turned up . |
| 2 | Evidence of change may be useful in deciding whether or not a child requires special placement , and it is likely to be particularly helpful when discussing the child with other professionals or parents . |
| 3 | The combined effect of these provisions is that the question of whether or not a child has special educational needs depends not so much on the child 's specific needs considered in isolation , but rather on the appropriateness or otherwise of existing provision . |
| 4 | They use certain key criteria ( ‘ danger clues ’ ) to help them decide whether or not a child has been abused and/or is in danger of abuse . |
| 5 | The new definition of special educational needs centres on whether or not a child has ‘ a learning difficulty which calls for special educational provision to be made ’ . |
| 6 | It is by no means rare for there to be confusion about whether or not a dismissal has actually taken place . |
| 7 | In the other task , subjects had to judge whether or not a sentence followed appropriately from the preceding context . |
| 8 | Hot water is even more scarce and depends on the weather , or whether or not a fuse has blown . |
| 9 | Although in the past the courts and the House of Commons both claimed the exclusive right to determine whether or not a privilege existed , it is now apparently accepted that it is for the courts to decide whether a privilege exists and for the House to decide whether such privilege has been infringed : see Erskine May on Parliamentary Practice , 21st ed. ( 1989 ) , pp. 147–160 . |
| 10 | Arguably the only practical advantage in embalming was that it could reveal whether or not a person had been suffering from catalepsy . |
| 11 | Before the Act , there was some doubt as to whether or not a person had to be aware that his conduct or language was or might be regarded as being threatening , abusive or insulting . |
| 12 | Unfortunately , however , this approach is not adequate , for although the samples were well matched ( see Table 2.3 ) , inevitably , because of the number of variables relevant to determining whether or not a person remains at home , they could not be perfectly matched . |
| 13 | A second argument designed to show that neutrality is chimerical claims that whether or not a person acts neutrally depends on the base line relative to which his behaviour is judged , and that there are always different base lines leading to conflicting judgments and no rational grounds to prefer one to the others . |
| 14 | Whether or not a person has taken possession of land is a question of fact depending on all the particular circumstances . |
| 15 | The morality or cultural merit of an artistic work should be irrelevant , it is argued , to the question of whether or not a work deserves copyright protection . |
| 16 | They are defined by the Land Registration Act 1925 , s3(b) as : The interests not capable of being disposed of or created by registered dispositions and capable of being overridden ( whether or not a purchaser has notice thereof ) by the proprietor unless protected as provided by the Act . |
| 17 | To establish whether or not a claim submitted by a contractor is valid , and to dispute it successfully if it is not , the client must ensure that accurate records are kept on his of her behalf . |
| 18 | Er my Lord er the second observation I make about erm Mr opinion erm and the facts upon which it is based is that his opinion is hotly disputed er , not least because of what it would be submitted is the highly speculative nature of this enterprise er , when you are being asked to consider with the benefit of hindsight , whether or not a business entered into some eighty years ago , was likely to have failed and er it is also an exercise which in my submission is entirely irrelevant if your Lordship would find the basis of compensation which I contend for is the one because the logic of not having to become involved in any investigation of whether or not this business would probably have been unsuccessful in any event . |
| 19 | If anyone is in any doubt as to whether or not a fox suffers when hunted by hounds , they should contact the League Against Cruel Sports to arrange to view their videos locally they will be left in no doubt whatsoever about the cruelty inflicted . |
| 20 | Whether or not a family moved depended in large measure on the amount of land that they held and on the number of landholding branches . |
| 21 | The development officer took the decision about whether or not a client needed a support worker by considering whether his or her basic needs ( for food , cleanliness , warmth , sleep , safety ) were being fulfilled , and if not , whether they could be fulfilled by existing informal or formal carers . |
| 22 | To disclose whether or not a warrant has been issued in a particular case could establish means whereby those involved in serious crimes or espionage or subversion could learn the extent to which their activities had come to notice or — perhaps more damaging — could in some cases confirm whether their activities had come to notice at all . |
| 23 | Whether or not a policy exists , social services staff have a legal duty to keep confidential all information which is given to them . |
| 24 | The number of recorded hearths may even be a clue as to whether or not a house had been completed by a particular date . |
| 25 | The question of criteria of objectivity is a complex one , and it is not easy to decide what criteria are valid in what context.5 But if it was only I myself and no one else who could decide whether or not an error has been committed in a given instance , then the distinction between " subjective " and " objective " order would have no meaning . |
| 26 | This will apply whether or not an election to waive the exemption from charging VAT is in place on the property at the date the lease is granted . |
| 27 | It is submitted that whether or not an entry has been made is a question of fact for the jury to decide . |
| 28 | The implication of this decision is that whether or not an applicant has standing does not depend on which remedy of those available under Order 53 is sought . |
| 29 | ( 2 ) In the case of all normal surgical , medical or dental treatment the child 's decision should determine the matter , whether or not the court thinks this is in the child 's best interests . |
| 30 | In these circumstances it is impossible to my mind to regard section 8 as supporting the general proposition that in the exercise of its inherent jurisdiction the court should allow the child 's decision to determine the matter , whether or not the court thinks that this is in the child 's best interests . |