Example sentences of "be [adj] [prep] [subord] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a second or so we are undecided about whether the patch is an after-image or a spot of mildew on the wall . |
| 2 | In this paper I am concerned with whether the termination of the use of artificial ‘ life-support ’ machinery on which a person is being maintained ( particularly a ventilator ) ever involves a violation of the criminal law amounting to homicide . |
| 3 | The line between such errors which went to jurisdiction and those within jurisdiction was a fine one , and the characterisation would often be dependent upon whether the court wished to intervene . |
| 4 | The public may be interested in whether a bid is made , but it has no legitimate interest to defend . |
| 5 | It is to be doubted if unsecured trade creditors have much , if any , interest in the state of encumbrances on a company 's property as they normally will only be interested in whether the company can pay its debts as they fall due . |
| 6 | ( 7.1 ) and ( 7.2 ) we see that the phase relationship between the fundamental component of phase voltage and the time variation of rotor position must be equal to if the pull-out torque is required . |
| 7 | The US motor industry is known to be sceptical over whether the timescale proposed for the new emission levels can be met . |
| 8 | Besides two short piano pieces from Sanctus , Words For The Dying also includes the luminous The Soul of Carmen Miranda , one of three spontaneous and highly promising recordings with Eno that will set the tone for the next album , ‘ a rock'n'roll record I can be happy with because the percussion wo n't hit me over the head . ’ |
| 9 | We should be concerned about whether a science teacher is available to teach a science lesson , or whether the only person available is someone trained over a very short period . |
| 10 | I mean when I wrote this book of bible poems in fact it took me a very long time and I started all sorts of subjects which I did n't finish , so , no , you have to be obedient to whether the poem intends to get written or not . |
| 11 | It gives you plenty of time to be certain about whether the food suits you or not without confusing the issue . |
| 12 | I assume the tickets will be valid for when the game is eventually played . |
| 13 | rational behaviour on the part of investors in which they prefer more wealth to less and are indifferent to whether an increment to their wealth takes the form of an unrealized capital gain or a cash dividend payment . |
| 14 | Scientific theories of biologically-based sexual difference were important for as the status of scientific explanation increased , so the arguments became harder to refute . |
| 15 | Whether Shabba succeeds outside of the reggae market is dependent on whether a major can retain the energy of his ragga product . |
| 16 | Alas , it is dependence , for whether he shall continue to love or not is dependent on whether the other will love . |
| 17 | The expression of ovarian tumours of the antigen CA125 is dependent on whether the tumour is serous or mucinous . |
| 18 | The budget of the Horton generally puts day to day work has got to better reflect the fact that there 's a growing district Hospital , and has got to better reflect the size of the population it serves , and then also about a third of the patients that are treated at the Horton come from Warwickshire , Northamptonshire and Gloucestershire , but actually the Horton is funded as if every patient there comes from Oxfordshire , and that 's clearly crazy , and we 've got to make quite sure that cross-boundary flows of patients are better reflected by cross boundary flows of money . |
| 19 | In keeping with the analogy , Campbell holds that the variations are ‘ blind ’ — that we come up with a particular hypothesis is not determined by our current experience , is independent of whether the hypothesis is in fact going to prove true or successful , and is not a correction of previous unsuccessful hypotheses . |
| 20 | For example , the final black-hole state is independent of whether the body that collapsed was composed of matter or antimatter , and whether it was spherical or highly irregular in shape . |
| 21 | ‘ Think how it wakes the seeds ’ , this itself suggests that the force in question is not God and is indifferent to whether the man lives or dies as although it takes the effort to wake the seeds and the earth it can not wake ‘ sides full-nerved — still warm ’ . |
| 22 | This certificate is of critical importance since the date of delivery of the particulars is determinative of whether the charge has been registered within 21 days after the date of its creation . |
| 23 | In theory , any matter which is relevant to whether the applicant should be awarded a remedy at the hearing stage is also relevant to the decision at the hearing stage of whether the application should be allowed to proceed ; in other words , leave to apply for judicial review can be refused on any ground on which a remedy could be refused at the hearing stage . |
| 24 | Instead the duty to disclose or abstain was dependent upon whether the trader owed the issuer of the securities a fiduciary or other relationship of trust and confidence . |
| 25 | The floor was bare as if a carpet had been removed , no doubt for forensic examination . |
| 26 | The reason I make this point is that while a retired architect may be covered by the PI policy of the firm he has left , that cover will only extend to the work he was involved with while a member of that practice . |
| 27 | The case was concerned with whether a child under the age of 16 years could be given contraceptive advice without the consent of her parents . |
| 28 | Standing still was important for if the conker was swaying about , the striker had a free go . |
| 29 | Moreover evidence of association between the brothers was relevant to whether the identification of TJ was accurate and could support identification evidence ( Turnbull [ 1977 ] Q.B . |
| 30 | And I think he was keen on whether the person could do erm sort of surveying of a of a building and actually you know do the drawings |