Example sentences of "be [verb] [to-vb] [subord] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The security source added : ‘ Customs are checking to see if these men are in fact registered for VAT . ’ |
| 2 | I AM writing to ask if any readers have business cards — not necessarily their own — which they are prepared to donate to my collection with the hope that , one day , it may be large enough to gain some form of record . |
| 3 | If companies are going to prosper when economic conditions improve , how should these information needs be satisfied ? |
| 4 | I would be fascinated to know if these yards of generally disagreeable reviews will in fact sell copies . |
| 5 | In these examples descriptions of exchange and the crossing of frontiers illustrate the move from one discursive domain to another , showing how such actions can be made to function as textual manoeuvres and figure the metaphoric strategies of the imagination . |
| 6 | Our studies were designed to determine whether transient UOS relaxations occur during gastro-oesophageal reflux . |
| 7 | They were asked to indicate whether various assertions ( such as " An hour 's sleep before midnight is worth two afterwards " ) were true , possibly true , or untrue . |
| 8 | Employers were now being forced to reassess whether traditional packages meet the expectations of employees . |
| 9 | A police investigation is being held to see if any charges should be brought . |
| 10 | In the tear-down bay the engine is carefully dismantled and an initial ‘ eyeball ’ inspection is made to see if any snags become apparent . |
| 11 | A national study is needed to see whether these trends are representative but little information about night visits is collected centrally . |
| 12 | A further series of experiments was performed to assess whether colonic bacteria could contribute to measured metabolism . |
| 13 | A Swordfish was despatched to shadow while seven others were readied and armed ( six with torpedoes , one with bombs ) in preparation for a night strike . |
| 14 | The largest polling station , in the city hall in Libreville , was forced to close when angry voters ransacked the building , reportedly having discovered the ballot boxes already stuffed as voting began at 6 a.m . |
| 15 | Japan did not want war against Tsarist Russia but was determined to fight unless positive assurances were forthcoming that Russia would cease to meddle in Korean affairs . |