Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [subord] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The more heavily cratered areas would then be more than 3000 Ma old , regardless of whether the cratering was higher in that distant time . |
| 32 | The contributions paid by employers are at the same rate , regardless of whether the employee pays at standard or reduced rate . |
| 33 | The argument for the suppliants was concerned only with whether the mistake under which they had paid the duty was one of fact or of law . |
| 34 | Consequently , setting up detailed financial controls based only upon whether an SBU is considered to be a ‘ star ’ , ‘ cash cow ’ or ‘ dog ’ is also simplistic . |
| 35 | One can gain a certain insight from manufacturers ' advertising and reports from other people , but finally it comes down to whether the machine is suitable for the individual 's needs and whether he can afford the price . |
| 36 | However , despite that achievement in the national interest , the Government have sat idly by while the electricity supply industry has disregarded that massive increase in productivity . |
| 37 | She flung herself across the room , beating helplessly on the door , whispering his name over and over as if the force of her desire would bring him back . |
| 38 | Since the distance and aperture remain the same , only more or less of the same picture is being shown , just as if a camera in a museum or on an animation stand were moving in and out on an oil painting . |
| 39 | If electrons are sent through the slits one at a time , one would expect each to pass through one slit or the other , and so behave just as if the slit it passed through were the only one there — giving a uniform distribution on the screen . |
| 40 | She gasped , just as if the water had hit her in the chest . |
| 41 | The word is stressed just as if the affix was not there ( e.g. ‘ pleasant ’ , ‘ unpleasant ’ ; ‘ market ’ , ‘ marketing ’ ) |
| 42 | Otherwise the War Wagon is moved as indicated and if it collides with troops it comes to a halt and a round of hand-to-hand combat follows just as if the War Wagon had charged . |
| 43 | With her little black broom in her hand , Angela danced gaily out of the tent , and she looked just as if the Gnome on her Brownie uniform had come to life ! |
| 44 | Then , just as if the world had frozen and stopped for a moment , she saw the woman in the driving seat , face white , eyes glassy with shock , the mouth stretched in a grimace which looked like terror . |
| 45 | ( 6 ) The provisions of this Act and of any byelaws or regulations made thereunder , other than provisions relating to permitted hours , shall apply to the sale of alcoholic liquor under subsection ( 1 ) above as if the sale took place on licensed premises and to the sale of alcoholic liquor under subsection ( 2 ) above as if the sale took place in the registered club . |
| 46 | ( 6 ) The provisions of this Act and of any byelaws or regulations made thereunder , other than provisions relating to permitted hours , shall apply to the sale of alcoholic liquor under subsection ( 1 ) above as if the sale took place on licensed premises and to the sale of alcoholic liquor under subsection ( 2 ) above as if the sale took place in the registered club . |
| 47 | It 's not as if the contribution of Labour Councillors to th to the management of Health Authorities has been very er productive . |
| 48 | It is not as if the blame was being placed on Labour counties , for in only one case where a Conservative or hung district had a poll tax of over £400 ( Derby ) did Labour control the county . |
| 49 | It 's not as if the evidence was n't hefty enough — there 's an endless list of drugs and substances which show how results ca n't be extrapolated across species barriers . |
| 50 | It is not as if the Home Secretary had not been warned . |
| 51 | What I need is a couple of hours ’ peace and quiet and I 'll be fine for the presentation tomorrow — besides , ’ she added persuasively , ‘ it 's not as if the party was being thrown for us . |
| 52 | It is not as if the Administration really believes that any more . |
| 53 | It 's not as if the regulation colours are practical . |
| 54 | It 's not as if the house is terribly old or any thing that the plasters , even . |
| 55 | They recoil away as if the intruder were unpleasant to them — something more than simply shading them from sunlight . |
| 56 | Now , if you see a ploughed field today , it looks exactly as if a lot of pigs have been a-hoggin' and a-rootin' on it up . ’ |
| 57 | This additional angular motion imposed by the field is quantised , exactly as if the electron was constrained in an orbit around an atom . |
| 58 | Mrs Pember Reeves was ambivalent on the issue , commenting that it depended largely on whether the accommodation was above or below ground and on the absolute minimum that was allowed for food . |
| 59 | I would tend not to until the scheme was actually in management and running |
| 60 | It was looking more and more as if the source might be Nazi Intelligence . |