Example sentences of "[conj] [prep] [subord] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Its nervous system is being controlled , as irresistibly as if it were a helpless drug addict , or as if the cuckoo were a scientist plugging electrodes into its brain .
2 I feel as if I 'm drowning , or as if the room 's closing in on me .
3 In any event , in due course a suitable solatium in the form of an apology was offered to Harold Wilson — or at lest a solatium which he regarded as suitable since he possesses the invaluable quality of being able to convince himself of the correctness of whatever he does — and the matter ended .
4 The argument is likely to be less over the substance of the legislation than over whether the system can be implemented .
5 ( 1 ) The provisions of this Act mentioned in subsection ( 2 ) below shall apply to licensed canteens , to the holders of licences under this Part of this Act and to their employees and agents as if a licensed canteen were a public house and as if the licence-holder of a canteen were the licence holder of a public house .
6 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 .
7 ‘ Green Jack , ’ Tallis said to herself , and as if the sound of the fanciful name from folklore had attracted its attention it took a quick , awkward step forward , sinewy body cracking like old wood underfoot .
8 It also includes an assessment of the significant estimates and judgements made by the Directors in the preparation of the accounts , and of whether the accounting policies are appropriate to the Group 's circumstances , consistently applied and adequately disclosed .
9 So this kind of erm interest in children and in whether a couple are able to have children or not is has obviously been lying at the back of his mind has n't he ?
10 The next stage in promotion is that the agent would normally consult on the content of the proposed order , on the likelihood of opposition to the order , and on whether the Secretary of State would be likely to accede to the powers sought .
11 Feminist psychological studies of language concentrate on the effects of words with sex-typed associations ; on whether women and men understand , use and develop language as a whole very differently ; and on whether the language of an investigation affects the results .
12 Whether it is successful depends on whether there exists an equilibrium of the particular voting process , and on whether the outcome is accepted .
13 To do this the Commission must have regard to barriers to entry likely to deter new market entrants and to whether a result of the merger is likely to be a significant raising of those barriers .
14 They exist in written messages too , where we may be influenced by handwriting or typography , and by whether the message is in an expensive book or on a scrap of paper .
15 Melissa touched her arm ; still she did not move but as if a tap had been opened , tears spilt from her eyes and began streaming down her face .
16 As for where the monarchy goes , that matters more .
17 The point is often raised as to whether a protector who is resident in the United Kingdom , although all the trustees may be resident outside the United Kingdom , could have any adverse effect with regard to the place of residence of the trust .
18 In situations where doubt exists as to whether a transaction has resulted in an asset or expense what questions should be posed ?
19 The question therefore arose as to whether a wife should be treated any differently in this respect .
20 There was evidently some dilemma in Gould 's mind as to whether a work on the birds of Europe or just the birds of Britain would prove most lucrative .
21 This appeal raises a single issue as to whether a landlord who has obtained an order for possession in the county court against the statutory tenant is entitled to resort to self-help and take possession of the premises himself without involving the bailiff in executing the order for possession .
22 One can not , in other words , argue from the premise that people may disagree as to whether a person was in fact placed in fear for their bodily safety , to the conclusion that a decision-maker can have untrammelled power to decide whether such an apprehension is indeed a constituent part of the offence at all .
23 This principle , he submitted , is further exemplified by the line of the Court of Justice authority which shows that the jurisdiction of the court may be invoked under this article where there is a dispute between the parties as to whether a contract in fact exists , but only if that dispute is real and genuine .
24 My Lords , we remain absolutely committed to parents being the key determinant as to whether a school should go grant maintained erm or whether it should not .
25 It was interesting to note that the responses to the CRUS question as to whether a member of library staff was designated as training officer also indicated that title held is not necessarily indicative of time devoted to training .
26 Since confidence ratings were obtained in addition to Yes/No responses it is possible to plot ROC curves for either subjects or stimuli and hence calculate separate measures of recognition sensitivity ( i.e. the ability of subjects to discriminate targets from distractors ) and response criterion bias ( i.e. the tendency to give particular types of response independently of any knowledge a subject has as to whether a film was a target or distractor ) .
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 Your decision as to whether a diagram is appropriate largely depends upon the purpose of the note and the quantity of information that is needed ( see below ) .
29 These validity studies compared clinical opinion as to whether a respondent showed signs of dementia with their score upon the scale .
30 The courts can express the same feeling by the creative choice as to whether a defect should be stamped jurisdictional or non-jurisdictional .
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