Example sentences of "[vb mod] [be] [vb pp] [subord] [to-vb] " in BNC.

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1 This would give them a period of study and experience abroad after which it could be decided whether to offer them permanent appointments .
2 The execution of letters rogatory is governed by the law of the state of destination , though special procedures or formalities requested by the issuing authority may be observed if to do so would not be contrary to that law .
3 No other address need be shown unless to give an address for service in England and Wales .
4 After consideration of the first set of results , it would be decided whether to abandon the material or to investigate further .
5 There is a sense in which the challenge to convention can become a convention in itself ; it is easier to say that a multitude of views will be tolerated than to put it into practice .
6 It is easier to fit an extension to the inlet of a narrower radiator so the pipes can be reconnected than to alter the pipework to cope with a wider one .
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