Example sentences of "[v-ing] [to-vb] [conj] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Zak and Emil arrived together at that point , Emil ready to set the tables for lunch , Zak in theatrical exasperation demanding to know if the actors were to put on the next scene before the meal as originally planned , and if not , when ? |
| 2 | We must n't forget Mauleverer , the one who 's always demanding to know if the haddock is finnan , the salmon wild and the beef Aberdeen Angus . |
| 3 | The concept of London and the machine revolved round two problems : journeying to work and the obsession with the notion of through traffic from West London via the centre to the docks . |
| 4 | Dealers do not need the same protection since they know the importance of checking to see whether the seller is the owner of the car . |
| 5 | Before these two areas are completely fixed together , the condyles of the mandible should be applied to the glenoid cavities , checking to see that the teeth occlude properly . |
| 6 | At first , it is internal , just checking to see that the code to make two and two add up to four gets the right answer , but as more flesh gets put on the bones of the program , and it begins to look more like a real product , the first of the heavy testing stages starts . |
| 7 | In an ideal environment all the people within a single organisation would use the same software but as the ideal is seldom achieved it is worth checking to see if a package can at least handle the industry standard DIF ( Data Interchange Format ) file format . |
| 8 | The printing is so poor I kept checking to see if the ink had come off on my clothes and the editors should have picked up errors like the attribution to Mary Cassatt of a mother and child by Berthe Morisot . |
| 9 | Mr Anderson also admitted checking to see if the woman had a police record . |
| 10 | A second suggestion made by the guardian ad litem is that he should be re-appointed on the question of contact between the child and the mother , and that the court should adjourn that question so that there would be a continuing issue relating to contact and the guardian ad litem could make an application for contact to be brought to an end if he felt that the rehabilitation process was failing . |
| 11 | Other societies again seemed remarkably latitudinarian , scarcely appearing to notice that a problem existed . |
| 12 | Went to the early morning prayer meeting to see if the Lord would reveal what talents I have , but He did n't . |
| 13 | The last point is already under attack with the Rochester development team looking to see whether the multiprocessor AS/400s — such as the four-way F95 — can be made more robust . |
| 14 | We are at present analysing and looking to see if the effects of privatisation will more adversely affect women than men . |
| 15 | He inspected it , looking to see if the boy had damaged it . |
| 16 | Now , however , it is refusing to confirm that the trials have actually gone ahead , saying only that ‘ It 's taken longer than we anticipated ’ . |
| 17 | The short list is drawn up on the advice of existing judges , seeking to establish whether the candidates combine the qualities of legal skills , status within the profession and ‘ respectability ’ . |
| 18 | ‘ I have already indicated my agreement with the views of my noble and learned friend , Lord Diplock , as expressed in O'Reilly v. Mackman [ 1983 ] 2 A.C. 237 , and I gratefully adopt all his reasons for the conclusion that : ‘ it would … as a general rule be contrary to public policy , and as such an abuse of the process of the court , to permit a person seeking to establish that a decision of a public authority infringed rights to which he was entitled to protection under public law to proceed by way of an ordinary action and by this means to evade the provisions of Order 53 for the protection of such authorities . ’ |
| 19 | Later today , North West MPs from Merseyside , Cheshire , Lancashire and Manchester are meeting to demand that the Government keeps its promise to maintain the pits earmarked for closure . |
| 20 | ‘ We were seeking to find if the river always spilled at the same points , and the answer was yes . |
| 21 | 5.9.6.8 imposing in relation to any permitted underletting the same obligations as contained in clause 5.9.6 and in clause[s] 5.9.7 [ 5.9.8 and 5.9.9 ] ] [ 5.9.7 Prior to any permitted underletting to procure that the undertenant enters into direct covenants with the Landlord to the like effect as those contained in clauses 5.9.6 [ and ] 5.9.7 [ 5.9.8 and 5.9.9 ] ] [ 5.9.8 To enforce the performance and observance by every such undertenant of the provisions of the underlease and not at any time either expressly or by implication to waive any breach of the covenants or conditions on the part of any undertenant or assignee of any underlease nor ( without the consent of the Landlord such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed ) vary the terms or accept a surrender of any permitted underlease ] [ 5.9.9 In relation to any permitted underlease : |
| 22 | 5.9.6.8 imposing in relation to any permitted underletting the same obligations in clause 5.9.6 and in clause[s] 5.9.7 [ 5.9.8 and 5.9.9 ] ] [ 5.9.7 Prior to any permitted underletting to procure that the undertenant enters into direct covenants with the Landlord to the like effect as those contained in clauses 5.9.6 [ and ] 5.9.7 [ 5.9.8 and 5.9.9 ] ] [ 5.9.8 To enforce the performance and observance by every such undertenant of the provisions of the underlease and not at any time either expressly or by implication to waive any breach of the covenants or conditions on the part of any undertenant or assignee of any underlease nor ( without the consent of the Landlord such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed ) vary the terms of any permitted underlease ] [ 5.9.9 In relation to any permitted underlease to ensure that the rent is reviewed in accordance with the terms of the underlease ] |
| 23 | And I kept silence , not venturing to remark that the woods were his home . ’ |
| 24 | clarification of policy , possibly to bring it into line with the purchaser 's group policy but may also be seeking to ensure that the vendors collect as many overdue debtors as possible prior to sale . |
| 25 | In the succeeding weeks , while maintaining a position strongly opposed to Iraq 's aggression , the Soviet Union distanced itself from the US position , seeking to ensure that the enforcement of UN sanctions remained in the forefront as the means to secure an Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait , and advocating a UN framework for any enforcement action . |
| 26 | Whilst the demise of the Region is not certain , Network can reveal that the Directorate with the active support of the Council is already acting to ensure that the interests of staff are maximised during any transition to a new Local Government establishment . |
| 27 | The woman whom the man and the bear were tormenting — for this was how Cecilia saw it , as torment — at least had the good fortune to be possessed of a magazine , which she was now pretending to read while the bear cavorted in front of her . |
| 28 | It is prudent to confirm oral communications in writing to ensure that a record of events is available . |
| 29 | Everything looked so propitious it took a few minutes nibbling to realise that the lamb had been cooked to the point of anonymity and the prawns , although big and fat , were so bland they tasted more like good bread rolls than fish . |
| 30 | You 're getting in a lot of them you 're you 're tending to think that a lot of them end in |