Example sentences of "[adj] question [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My Lords , may I declare an interest in this question as a user of the British Library . |
| 2 | If a child of the late twentieth century asked this question of a parent , it is unlikely that he would receive an answer that would be intelligible to him . |
| 3 | to enter just answer this question on a postcard . |
| 4 | To win a pair , just answer this question on a postcard : Did Torvill and Dean win GOLD or BRONZE medals at the 1984 Winter Olympics ? |
| 5 | Dr McNab had asked this question with a smile . |
| 6 | I 'm somewhat surprised to get asked this question by a youngster , Mr Wyman . |
| 7 | The schedule designer must for every be putting himself or herself into the respondents ' shoes and trying to imagine what it would be like to be asked this question by a stranger who just turned up a few minutes ago out of the blue . |
| 8 | Think it over carefully and if necessary seek advice on this question from a solicitor or CAB . |
| 9 | The German Question as a theme of our political culture ’ . |
| 10 | Thus , if an interviewer were to ask some questions of a respondent in one way and to another in another way , the researcher could not be sure what effect this variation in the administration of the questions had on the responses received . |
| 11 | The Jimmy Young Show 's formula of tea and chat and a few questions on a postcard from Radio 2 listeners was her favourite method of reaching the general public . |
| 12 | The questions can be listed in rough under the headings ( some people put each question on a card to begin with ) and then they can be moved about so as to produce what seems to be a good ‘ flow ’ for the interview . |
| 13 | We have five sets of three to give away , so answer the following question on a postcard to Kitsch Camp , The Face , The Old Laundry , Ossington Buildings , Moxon St , London W1 . |
| 14 | To win tickets send your answers to the following questions on a postcard or on the back of a sealed down envelope to Buddy Competition , PR Division , by Friday July 16 . |
| 15 | ‘ Would it not be better if you were asking us such questions with a beer in front of yourself and the taste of it warming your throat ? |
| 16 | Star Trek raises deep , even philosophical questions in a school panto environment . |
| 17 | The highest success rates obtained ( 90–100 per cent ) were for answering simple questions about a calendar : on which days of the week were given dates and how many days there were in a given month . |
| 18 | Using pre-formulated questions as a structure for notes also provides more able children with a useful means of synthesising information from a range of sources . |
| 19 | List 1 topic Guide to performance of top third Use of tables and charts 60 per cent could use a hotel guide ( p.75 ) and 41 per cent answered correctly the hardest question about a distance chart ( p.77 ) . |
| 20 | The readings in this section approach the same basic question from a number of different starting points . |
| 21 | Answering questions at a meeting with foreign journalists , Mrs Thatcher said : ‘ We are looking at a scheme to have some people from Hong Kong , but it could n't be anything like the total number . ’ |
| 22 | To a publisher or bookseller working hard to make a living in a very chancy occupation time spent answering questions from a researcher who has never himself worked in a commercial business may seem to be time wasted . |
| 23 | SCOTVEC is tackling these questions on a number of fronts , and some early progress reports are given inside this Update . |
| 24 | He answers these questions with a breeziness and a self-confidence which on an academic podium would have been totally unacceptable . |
| 25 | The expansion of the study of family history in recent years , and the coming together of historical and sociological concerns in this field in particular , makes it possible at least to attempt answers to these questions in a way that would not have been possible even ten years ago , for lack of appropriate sources of evidence . |
| 26 | Corbett quickly looked at Ranulf , who sat as if carved from stone , transfixed by their rapid questions like a spectator at some skilful sword fight . |
| 27 | The results for one set of three questions on a recipe was in the GT4 reference test and has already been discussed in the previous chapter . |
| 28 | A balance has to be struck , since too much control of the research setting can lead to situations that lack naturalism and to indicators that lack validity ; for example , the results to structured questions on a topic may not reflect the views respondents would express in any other situation . |
| 29 | Claiming that millions of people had had their lives damaged by the teachings of Roman Catholicism , one correspondent wrote , ‘ There should be no restraint in asking the most searching questions of a man … who aspires to bring people and their children into the Catholic fold . ’ |
| 30 | Tall and erect , she stood there answering Mr Hadley 's searching questions in a calm , dignified and unfaltering manner : Yes , her daughter had suffered from agoraphobia and depression ever since the birth of her little girl four years ago . |