Example sentences of "[noun pl] [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 | Publicly there were muzzy plans for when the city populations took to the skies en masse . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Little lights were springing up in the woods as if the houses thus made apparent had been magicked into position on that instant . |
| 6 | Opinions about whether the reports should be made public in future were almost evenly divided , with a tiny majority ( 52 per cent ) against . |
| 7 | There are a lot of herbs for when a child falls ill . |
| 8 | There is still some disagreement among experts about whether the methods Thom used were appropriate . |
| 9 | 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 |
| 10 | The proposal is likely to divide the group since some councils are voicing doubts about whether a referendum is the best way forward . |
| 11 | 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 ; |
| 12 | 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 " . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | For field staff , however , a review which led to the relaxation of a large number of consents appeared to be in direct contradiction to their efforts ostensibly to bring all dischargers into compliance — ‘ trying to fiddle the books for when the Act comes into force ’ as a northern authority officer put it . |
| 18 | You may have worries about whether the patient can return to work , or how you can plan future holidays for yourself or the family . |
| 19 | ‘ I like to get pictures as if the horse is about to blink or breathe , the nostrils about to expand or contract , the legs about to break into a trot or canter . ’ |
| 20 | Disputes about whether a reference had been to an expert or an arbitrator have produced many lawsuits . |
| 21 | A recent example of the first category appeared in a contract for the construction of offshore oil exploration facilities in the North Seatechnical disputes about whether the work or the facilities complied with the contract were to be referred to an expert . |
| 22 | John twitched his great shoulders as if a wasp had landed on them . |
| 23 | He was scraping the mud of the streets off his boots and dusting down his shoulders as if the rain itself might be contaminated . |
| 24 | Margaret had to cope with Tom in the mornings , and Gina sat in the long silent room and watched the visitors who came round , talking in hushed voices as if the pictures would be offended , or the artist was hiding somewhere . |
| 25 | By the Adoption Act 1958 , property of adopter and adoptee is to devolve in all respects as if the adoptee were the child of the adopter , born in lawful wedlock . |
| 26 | Alternatively , an SBU may be following a product-differentiation policy , in which case , depending on the type of industry , progress in product development and field tests , success in taking out patents , the results of early market-research tests and various other indicators provide early signals of whether the investment policy is likely to be successful . |
| 27 | Appeals are not retrials , but considerations of whether the trial judge erred in some way . |
| 28 | Fr Paul Mba Abessolo , leader of Morena — Bûcherons , accusing the authorities of cheating , announced after the Oct. 21 polling the withdrawal of his party , thus raising doubts over whether the party would take up its seats in the Assembly . |
| 29 | Section 2 , which replaces s. 40 of the Law of Property Act 1925 , was intended to prevent disputes over whether the parties had entered into a binding agreement or over what terms they had agreed . |
| 30 | Consumers still have to compare prices in 12 currencies , because squabbles about whether the ecu is to be Europe 's sole currency or an additional one are limiting its use . |