Example sentences of "[prep] [subord] [to-vb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even choice of proper names , or of whether to call a character fair or dark-haired , is a matter of style — in this Halliday the pluralist must agree with Lodge the monist . |
| 2 | A writ will not normally be renewed so as to deprive the defendant of the accrued benefit of a limitation period , and the court does not deal with the question of whether to renew a writ after expiry of the limitation period on the same basis as an application to disapply the limitation period under s33 of the Limitation Act 1980 ( see para 1.37 above ) ( Waddon v Whitecroft-Scovill Ltd [ 1988 ] 1 WLR 309 ) . |
| 3 | The decision of whether to prescribe an antidepressant should be made on the basis of whether the patient shows ‘ biological ’ features of depression which predict a good response ( e.g. early morning wakening , diurnal mood variation , and weight loss due to impaired appetite ) ; whether , in the case of severe depression , one can afford to wait for the delayed response of an antidepressant ; and the extent to which environmental factors seem largely to explain the symptoms . |
| 4 | She choked out Rosalba 's message , that he should meet her there , in the same place , tomorrow , that he should come , as if to light a candle , and she would be there , doing the same thing , early , before the morning Mass . |
| 5 | If this is ignored , he wriggles his skin , as if to disturb a fly . |
| 6 | Liu Chang 's mouth opened as if to form a question , then clicked shut . |
| 7 | He crouched down and clung to the rail with his right hand and reached out with his left as if to punch a hole through the wall . |
| 8 | As he raised his glass , Major Morton raised his also , as if to make a toast . |
| 9 | Before they parted it seemed to Sophia that he was trying to draw Ianthe aside , as if to make an assignation with her , but she gave him so little encouragement , indeed seemed almost to avoid him , that he had to be content with looking forward to the doubtful pleasure of meeting the whole party the next evening after dinner at the Trevi fountain . |
| 10 | She was probably raped first as she had a horrible wound in the abdomen , undoubtedly caused by a grenade , as if to make an examination impossible . |
| 11 | The Doctor jerked his head as if to avoid a blow . |
| 12 | The Tibetan intuitively spun on his heel , raising his arm as if to throw a stone and bellowing great roars of abuse . |
| 13 | At the side of the road , he raised an arm as if to hail a taxi , but it was the sleek black BMW they had travelled in the night before that came pulling towards them out of the traffic . |
| 14 | An elderly man with a white pointed beard was being shepherded into a chauffeur-driven car by the short rough-haired woman in a thick tweed suit , who had been at Rupert 's house that evening in the autumn ; a little man carrying two heavy-looking suitcases was hurrying away as if to catch a train ; a group of younger men and women was standing on the pavement , talking and laughing . |
| 15 | There must be lessons here for those involved in the current debate over whether to build a PWR at Sizewell . |
| 16 | The decision came as the EEC dithered again this week over whether to impose an import ban on seal products . |
| 17 | It became a parting of the ways , not a harmless flutter over whether to have a bit of a change or a grumble about poll tax . |
| 18 | As we have seen the courts have considerable choice as to whether to categorise an issue as one of law or fact . |
| 19 | Member states were allowed a discretion as to whether to include a state of the art defence and its inclusion is controversial as states which do have the defence could become testing grounds for new products . |
| 20 | The plaintiff was volenti as he had freedom of choice as to whether to attempt a rescue and there was a novus actus interveniens as the danger had passed . |
| 21 | Consideration should be given as to whether to make an offer for any classes of non-equity share capital ( eg listed preference shares ) . |
| 22 | Before taking a decision on whether to take a case to a Children 's Hearing , the Reporter has to consider the reports from all the appropriate agencies . |
| 23 | THE future of Alan Bond 's shaky worldwide brewing , property and media empire may be decided today when the Australian courts are expected to rule on whether to appoint a receiver to the three crucial group companies . |
| 24 | The Swedish action means that member countries of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ( CITES ) will vote on whether to implement a ban at their next meeting next March in Kyoto . |
| 25 | Application is made direct to the Polytechnic and decisions on whether to offer a place and what exemptions are to be given are made by the relevant Field Chairs , using an interview if necessary . |
| 26 | Russia 's highest legislature put off until today a decision on whether to introduce a resolution asking Mr Yeltsin to nominate a new Prime Minister . |
| 27 | We had a quick , worried debate about whether to call an ambulance but decided we 'd probably get to the hospital quicker under our own steam . |
| 28 | He said that he had faced a dilemma about whether to choose a Bill that would make the headlines or one that would be passed . |
| 29 | Once you have made a decision about where you can site a garage , you have to think about whether to buy a kit garage , or build one from scratch . |