Example sentences of "[det] question [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My Lords , may I declare an interest in this question as a user of the British Library . |
| 2 | If a child of the late twentieth century asked this question of a parent , it is unlikely that he would receive an answer that would be intelligible to him . |
| 3 | to enter just answer this question on a postcard . |
| 4 | To win a pair , just answer this question on a postcard : Did Torvill and Dean win GOLD or BRONZE medals at the 1984 Winter Olympics ? |
| 5 | Dr McNab had asked this question with a smile . |
| 6 | I 'm somewhat surprised to get asked this question by a youngster , Mr Wyman . |
| 7 | The schedule designer must for every be putting himself or herself into the respondents ' shoes and trying to imagine what it would be like to be asked this question by a stranger who just turned up a few minutes ago out of the blue . |
| 8 | Think it over carefully and if necessary seek advice on this question from a solicitor or CAB . |
| 9 | Thus , if an interviewer were to ask some questions of a respondent in one way and to another in another way , the researcher could not be sure what effect this variation in the administration of the questions had on the responses received . |
| 10 | The Jimmy Young Show 's formula of tea and chat and a few questions on a postcard from Radio 2 listeners was her favourite method of reaching the general public . |
| 11 | The questions can be listed in rough under the headings ( some people put each question on a card to begin with ) and then they can be moved about so as to produce what seems to be a good ‘ flow ’ for the interview . |
| 12 | ‘ Would it not be better if you were asking us such questions with a beer in front of yourself and the taste of it warming your throat ? |
| 13 | SCOTVEC is tackling these questions on a number of fronts , and some early progress reports are given inside this Update . |
| 14 | He answers these questions with a breeziness and a self-confidence which on an academic podium would have been totally unacceptable . |
| 15 | The expansion of the study of family history in recent years , and the coming together of historical and sociological concerns in this field in particular , makes it possible at least to attempt answers to these questions in a way that would not have been possible even ten years ago , for lack of appropriate sources of evidence . |
| 16 | No purely qualitative study is likely to answer all questions about a flow . |
| 17 | In general , unless the questions indicate the contrary specifically , all questions in a test paper should be regarded as of equal weight . |
| 18 | We argued for a more discriminating balance of questions , statements and instructions ; for fewer pseudo-questions and more questions of a kind which encourage children to reason and speculate ; for more opportunities for children themselves to ask their own questions and have these addressed ; for oral feedback to children which without being negative is more exact and informative than mere praise ; for both questioning and feedback to strike a balance between the retrospective function of assessing and responding to what has been learned so far , and the prospective function of taking the child 's learning forward ; and for much more use to be made of structured pupil-pupil interaction both as a learning tool and as a means of helping teachers to function in a more considered manner and therefore more effectively . |
| 19 | She had seen me on television and remembered the skinny little boy , Linford Christie , who had asked her all those questions on a flight from Kingston twenty-one years earlier . |
| 20 | A district judge may make an order ( N 280 ) referring any question to a referee for inquiry and report if the sum claimed or amount involved does not exceed £1,000 , or in any other case with the consent of the parties ( Ord 19 , r 8 ) . |
| 21 | ‘ There should not be any question of a bowler getting any outside help — I am dead against that . |
| 22 | Any question of a coup or a move towards popular democracy had been snuffed out . |
| 23 | Mr Patten is considering his future after rejecting any question of a by-election being created to return him to Westminster forthwith ; he has also so far declined a move to the House of Lords . |
| 24 | Put the answers to both questions on a postcard , with your name , age and address , and send to : Terminator Comp. , Blackhorse Road , London , SE99 7TY . |
| 25 | Write the answers to both questions on a postcard and send it to : Plumrose contest , Daily Mirror , Dept P1585 , NCH , Corby , Northants NN17 1NN . |