Example sentences of "[prep] [subord] a [noun sg] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | In deciding the scope of a " fair comment " plea and the degree of interpretative sophistication to bring to bear on the question of whether a passage is " comment " or " fact " , the court should have regard to the constitutional importance of the " fair comment " defence as a protection for freedom of expression . |
| 2 | These studies independently suggested that , irrespective of whether a company is more or less integrated in structure , different levels of the organization have distinct roles in investment decision-making . |
| 3 | In the end , the question of whether a function is a public one is a political question which may not always be answered in the same way . |
| 4 | Irrespective of whether a hotel is small , medium or large the basic work of the reception office is the same , selling accommodation , receiving and welcoming guests , maintaining accounting and other records , liaison with all other departments within the hotel and integrating all activities relating to the service and comfort of the guests . |
| 5 | Nonetheless , he had clearly purported to pose the question of whether a caution was required , but had not answered it . |
| 6 | The question of whether a decision was ‘ legal or not ’ is sometimes put in terms of whether it was made ‘ within or without jurisdiction ’ or whether it is ‘ intra vires or ultra vires ’ ( that is , literally , ‘ within or beyond power ’ ) . |
| 7 | Section 1(6) states : No duty is owed by virtue of this section to any person in respect of risks willingly accepted as his by that person ( the question of whether a risk was so accepted to be decided on the same principles as in other cases in which one person owes a duty of care to another ) . |
| 8 | The determination of whether a fabric is grain- or mud-supported otherwise takes considerable experience to determine from thin sections , which are essentially two-dimensional . |
| 9 | If that is wrong , let them tell us why , rather than differentiate between dead bodies on the basis of whether a diagnosis was made before or after death , or whether the patient stops breathing in the accident and emergency department rather than a medical ward . |
| 10 | It appears to be an inescapable fact that regardless of whether a nation is developing , developed or experiencing economic decline , the indigenous population will experience differing degrees of economic prosperity depending on their particular location in the economy . |
| 11 | There are particular difficulties on the question of whether a covenant is purely personal or runs with the land where the obligation in question , whether on the part of the lessor , lessee , or third party guarantor , involves the payment of money other than rent . |
| 12 | That I am amused by such lines as " Noah/ good place to eat " ; " Doughnut/ask me silly questions " or " Theresa/fly in my soup " ( Wales , 1990 ) raises the important question , of course , here as elsewhere in the book , and equally evaded by Chiaro as by Nash , of whether a joke is still a joke if the listener fails to appreciate it , or if there is no reader- response ; is the perlocutionary effect , in other words , part of its definition ? |
| 13 | place , on the other hand , is a determination of space as a coincidence of event and geography that is itself productive of meaning : as if a film were made only to be seen in one place , not another . |
| 14 | His very own face frowned back at him doubtfully as if a homunculus was imprisoned in the card , a mute model of himself . |
| 15 | ‘ I love Harvey , ’ and little noises came out of the sphere of hair as if a canary was eating a hearty meal of seeds . |
| 16 | as if her skin were too tight for her , as if a tornado were spinning inside her , whirling her into a silent frenzy . |
| 17 | John felt , not understanding ‘ as if a virgin were taking off her knickers in front of him . |
| 18 | One may compare such a public certification of the title with the stamp on a coin , which attests the genuineness of the metal , whereas the system of private investigation of title is as if a man was obliged to employ an expert analyst to test the genuineness of the coins which might be tendered to him . |
| 19 | If th'guts 'd been griping and grinding like as if a corkscrew were twisting there , thee 'ud have done the same . |
| 20 | It was as if a balloon was being blown up inside her head , and the space in the balloon needed to be filled with knowledge . |
| 21 | Thus the early discomfort is described by one author as ‘ a sensation of tingling or pricking which comes and goes suddenly , as if a fly were settling down ’ . |
| 22 | The civil and foreign services treat the whole thing as if a gong is just another perk of the job . |
| 23 | ‘ What 's this , Sep ? ’ said Tom Tedder , coming in from his last class , and acting rather as if a load was now off his mind , or as if he was trying to conceal one . |
| 24 | All armchairs were filled , mainly with men , most of them sipping champagne , as if a flight were something to be celebrated , like a wedding . |
| 25 | Steam rose here and there , not in puffy , damp , friendly clouds as if a kettle was boiling , but in hissing , angry spurts , as if some unseen being was venting its spleen . |
| 26 | Now that there is one , it 's a little late to get hysterical — better to accept the consolation that the animal has integrated itself into the landscape , almost as if a place was waiting for it . |
| 27 | Simply plugs into socket and controls any appliance which can be plugged into 13amp socket , to make it look as if a house is occupied . |
| 28 | TO overstate the attendance is both a good public relations exercise — making it look as if a team is better-supported than it is — and a possible outlet for laundering ‘ dirty money . ’ |
| 29 | There was an ache in my middle as if a rock was lodged in the place where all my habits had been — my going-to-bed routine of always brushing my teeth last thing of all so that my mouth felt glowing fresh before I curled up under my duvet and drifted off into sleep . |
| 30 | as if a puzzle were suddenly solved . |