Example sentences of "[prep] [subord] a [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The determination of whether a capital instrument represents a liability is based on whether it contains an obligation for the issuer to transfer economic benefits ( paragraph 21 ) . |
| 2 | Fisher 's study also suggested that recall was not a good measure of whether a road sign had been heeded . |
| 3 | The mother and the guardian ad litem agreed that the conditions were met and accordingly there was no contest on the question of whether a care order should be made . |
| 4 | Briefly with the SAS in the Second World War , he distinguished himself by being wholly ignorant of whether a wheel nut was to be undone clockwise or not . |
| 5 | The decision of Williams v Singer dealt with the question of whether a tax liability could arise upon trustees when they did not receive money even though they were entitled to receive the money and could have revoked their mandate . |
| 6 | ‘ The question of whether a pleasure flight … could , or should , be removed from the definition of ‘ public transport ’ is more complex to review than the medical situation of over age sixty pilots … |
| 7 | The assessment of whether an odour problem amounts to a statutory nuisance within s.92 of the Public Health Act 1936 is a most difficult decision and then to justify that decision before a court equally so . |
| 8 | Perhaps one of the reasons for his impact — as a man — on so many varied people was this great and lordly carelessness about where he was ‘ going ’ : as if a mapped-out course was just a waste of precious time . |
| 9 | It was as if a bit player had become a star , a menial suddenly promoted into the centre of things . |
| 10 | It was as if a harvest festival were enacted daily , for throughout the hours of market the church bell tolled quietly . |
| 11 | It was as if a genius creator , after six days ' labour , had become uninterested in his achievement and had delegated responsibility for the rule and administration of his work to a band of bureaucrats — a tireless bunch of imbeciles , lacking compassion , who justified their role in the scheme of things by ceaselessly inventing trials for man , to keep him on his toes . |
| 12 | It was as if a glass wall had gone up between them . |
| 13 | It is as if a wind instrument , soulless in itself , were being played through warm and breathing tissues instead of through wood or metal . |
| 14 | Lightning flashed at the reception windows , as if a power line had snapped and trailed its cables over the window . |
| 15 | It was as if a steel rope had been scraped across her palm . |
| 16 | The man stopped in mid-strike as if a steel door had been slammed in his face . |
| 17 | Virginia felt as if a steel door had slammed shut inside her . |
| 18 | Our hilltop villa proved a great vantage point for the spectacular storms that , after a few days , cleared the air and allowed Provence to shine in her brilliant colours , as if a gauze veil had been lifted . |
| 19 | That is , in the subject of proposition 55 ‘ thought ’ is opposed to ‘ reality ’ almost as if a language game as a whole could be said to be justified by something outside it . |
| 20 | He stared up and down the street in incredulity as he watched the finely dressed women going about their daily tasks , as if a world war had never taken place . |
| 21 | It seemed to set it off , to trigger it , for as it slipped along her skin like a bead of ice , a huge pain took hold of her left arm , as if an iron claw had grasped it . |
| 22 | The light seemed to fade from the brightly shimmering early evening as she heard him , and her heart felt as if an iron band was tightening mercilessly about it . |
| 23 | The whole effect is as if an aftermarket body-kit specialist has had a go at embellishing a 911 , with the predictable result . |
| 24 | Rigid demarcation lines can leave users with no choice at all about who they wish to be treated by , and getting along with and trusting the professionals who are responsible for providing help is a crucial factor in whether a service user will stay in touch with the services and persevere with treatment . |
| 25 | Accordingly , depending upon whether a bank holder of a bill of lading sued in the United States or in England he could get $500 instead of £100 for loss of the same package or unit of freight . |
| 26 | So there is liable to be a very different result according to whether a recall test is carried out within 24 hours , or a week , or three months , of an ad appearing : and ‘ pre-tests ’ , based on showing an ad to consumers before it appears , and finding out what they remember of it within minutes , can be almost totally irrelevant — except as an indication of intelligibility . |
| 27 | there should be a test — based on the statutory wording related to licences — as to whether a credit transaction involved activity which was oppressive or unfair or improper , which should be a further factor |
| 28 | There is some doubt as to whether a health authority is primarily liable , i.e. that it owes a non-delegable duty to its patients . |
| 29 | Durham 's Assistant Chief Constable Eddy Marchant said : ‘ The decision as to whether a family member is used is always up to negotiators trained to judge the mood of the individual . |
| 30 | If any doubt exists as to whether a group engagement letter covers the particular assignment in question an additional letter should be requested . |