Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [subord] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They snap their fingers as if the world is their wine-waiter . |
| 2 | They each filled in their respective forms as if the van belonged to the trader and as if the customer wished to acquire the van on hire purchase terms . |
| 3 | Once the form is received the Employee Relations Officer in consultation with the Assistant Director — Human Resources will make a judgement about whether the circumstances outlined in the report require to be investigated in an appropriately confidential manager . |
| 4 | Deciding whether to release a prisoner on parole , for example , needs a judgement about whether the prisoner is likely to commit another offence . |
| 5 | Jack chucked her her helmet , stowed the emergency gear and fired up his bike , and in seconds she was clinging on behind him as the sirens wailed and they took off through the car park as if the hounds of hell were after them . |
| 6 | Publicly there were muzzy plans for when the city populations took to the skies en masse . |
| 7 | He had told a self-regarding tale of secret arms stores , battle plans for if the Catholics should ever pervert the British government into some dreadful sell-out of the Protestants , a scheme of dirty tricks clandestinely organised by some of the highest in the land . |
| 8 | ‘ I love Harvey , ’ and little noises came out of the sphere of hair as if a canary was eating a hearty meal of seeds . |
| 9 | You fitted into my heart as if a space had always been there waiting . ’ |
| 10 | All the women exclaimed at the sight of the red , pink and white azaleas massed on the steps , but each thought privately that only she could appreciate the true beauty and significance of the flowers — Sophia feeling that here was the essence of the Italy she knew and loved , Penelope experiencing a lift of the heart as if the flowers held a promise of future romantic adventures , Ianthe knowing as she looked at the flower what she had only suspected before — that she was in love with John . |
| 11 | Departments are now obliged to review from time to time the bodies they sponsor , and have received instructions that — whatever the precise degree of independence — the minister is answerable to Parliament for whether the body is working efficiently and economically . |
| 12 | Elsa departed because she could n't take Fagg 's oft-repeated loud muttering of ‘ Swiss maybe , but Swiss-Kraut certainly ’ ; two male Chinese took umbrage when he denounced them as Nips ; an observing Hindu became revolted when Mauleverer , an occasional resident , subjected him to intense cross-questioning about whether the liver was from a Dutch calf and was being served sufficiently rare ; and a delicious-looking Filipino , who strayed too close to Fishbane at breakfast , received a pinch which made her hysterical . |
| 13 | Not helped by : ‘ So delicious to cat , but it makes the whole flat smell as if the drains were wrong . ’ |
| 14 | As discussed above , a more robust recognition system may result from allowing multiple interpretations of a segment , and letting lexical access make the final decision about whether a segment is or , for example , in the context of or , since neither gis , nor kif are valid lexical sequences . |
| 15 | Little lights were springing up in the woods as if the houses thus made apparent had been magicked into position on that instant . |
| 16 | Opinions about whether the reports should be made public in future were almost evenly divided , with a tiny majority ( 52 per cent ) against . |
| 17 | There are a lot of herbs for when a child falls ill . |
| 18 | There is a ( real ) wooden floor which looks bewildering ; the grain and ring patterns in the wood look as if the wood was a liquid oil , allowed to run and then dry . |
| 19 | Where the holder of a canteen licence ceases to manage the canteen , the person who is in charge for the time being can , for a period of 14 days from the date " when the holder ceased to be manager , sell liquor as if the licence had been transferred to him . |
| 20 | There is still some disagreement among experts about whether the methods Thom used were appropriate . |
| 21 | So if you have a look at those and play with them for next time erm and make sure that you learn those two rules about if the signs are the same |
| 22 | The proposal is likely to divide the group since some councils are voicing doubts about whether a referendum is the best way forward . |
| 23 | Femininity is fine , but suggestiveness is n't — the office is not the place for braless nipples or knickerless minis , and if you 've any doubts about whether an outfit is unsuitable , do n't wear it ; |
| 24 | In a reference to continuing reports that more Soviet weapons had been moved east of the Ural mountains and thus out of the treaty area , the UK Defence Secretary Tom King raised doubts about whether the treaty process was going forward with " the degree of control and accuracy that was intended " . |
| 25 | Their tough activism contrasted with the Ministry of Agriculture 's considerable suspicion of the Bank 's motives , doubts about whether the government could possibly meet all the conditions of lending that the Bank would require , and sheer reluctance to organize all the preparatory technical studies that would form a part of project preparation . |
| 26 | But there are growing doubts about whether the plan will deliver as much irrigation water as promised and about its effect on the Missolonghi wetland at the river mouth , designated as of international importance under the Ramsar Convention . |
| 27 | In the present case there were clearly grounds for doubts about whether the accounting period ended on 25 October 1977 or 31 January 1978 , W believing the former and the company contending the latter . |
| 28 | If there were ever any doubts about whether the arts were good for the economy of New York City , a new study seeks to prove that they are . |
| 29 | She asked Dot about whether the sun was shining in London , about the school , and about Gloria . |
| 30 | It says much for the sang-froid of the practised musician that , despite the intrusion of a bomb hoax , both Dame Joan and the orchestra resumed the published programme as if no interruption had occurred . |