Example sentences of "[to-vb] [subord] a [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The water authority must be contacted to establish if a mains water supply is available and that it is of an adequate size and pressure to serve the development . |
| 2 | Former trainee priest Ronald Page , 50 , has been unable to work since a car crash turned his mild condition into a chronic illness , the High Court heard . |
| 3 | If the parties are in any doubt they should consult the Panel to establish whether a concert party exists . |
| 4 | When it comes to the most sensitive and important areas of journalism , like Northern Ireland or official secrecy , British broadcasters are less free to report than a camera team arriving from Perugia or Poughkeepsie . |
| 5 | During his second visit to Great Ormond Street , he was put on a two-week exclusion diet to see if a food allergy might the cause of his condition . |
| 6 | After being on external display at Lasham , Hants , for twenty years , Dakota G–AMPP has been purchased by Mike Woodley and is being dismantled and moved to North Weald , where , due to its poor condition , it will be examined to see if a restoration programme is viable . |
| 7 | A BUS company is anxiously waiting to hear if a Government minister will break the deadlock over a deal which could bring a Sainsbury superstore to Darlington . |
| 8 | Bill and wife Sally , 35 , are waiting to hear if a housing association will buy the house and rent it back to them . |
| 9 | This makes the format much friendlier to use than a desktop computer and keyboard . |
| 10 | What to do after a death DSS leaflet D49 — October 1990 . |
| 11 | Buildings in good condition in villages or forming part of a farm complex should be much cheaper to convert than a ruin miles from the nearest mains water and electricity — although even these sell . |
| 12 | As a result of the above decision and in respect of criterion ( a ) above , it is a matter for the Head of Department to consider if a workplace closure is desirable and , if so , to take account of the terms of this memorandum in seeking to effect the closure . |
| 13 | He confirmed that Department of Transport consulting engineers would examine the A1(M) and the A66 interchange to consider whether a northbound spur could be built . |
| 14 | With winch or car launches , it is essential to consider whether a cable break could result in a part of the cable falling on or near to a glider or anything else in mid-field . |
| 15 | Kurt Nicoll ignored medical advice not to ride after a practice crash on the factory KTM had left him with a rib injury . |
| 16 | The central issues which require resolution are the criteria to be used to determine whether a capital instrument represents debt or equity and the treatment of instruments like convertible debt which will or may be exchanged for other instruments . |
| 17 | Thus the criterion proposed in the Discussion Paper and the FRED to determine whether a capital instrument represents a liability is whether it contains an obligation to transfer economic benefits . |
| 18 | One needs to know by how much , for example , screening for breast cancer reduces mortality from the disease in order to determine whether a screening programme is worthwhile . |
| 19 | If the object is to determine whether a puritan spirituality was conducive to scientific activity , it would surely be necessary to take into account the far larger body of puritans who were not so enthralled by the book of nature . |
| 20 | All those cups of tea do add up and the fridge is always there ready to beckon when a hunger pang lingers . |
| 21 | More than fifty thousand pounds is being spent on a public inquiry to decide if a toll bridge can raise its charge by just FOUR PENCE . |
| 22 | Recent Draft Treaties provide for majority voting in the Council of Ministers to determine economic policy , to decide whether a member state is running an ‘ excessive ’ budget deficit and to impose the ‘ appropriate penalties ’ if necessary . |
| 23 | A similar conclusion emerges from a study by Caplan ( 1972 ) using another reaction time technique in which subjects had to decide whether a target word presented after a two-clause sentence had occurred in that sentence . |
| 24 | The government 's intention was to review the situation after the end of the registration period , taking into account factors such as employment and housing , and to decide whether a quota system was needed . |
| 25 | Choose a predominantly white or pastel-coloured suite , and liven up the room with colourful wall coverings , curtains or blinds and accessories , which are easier and cheaper to change than a bathroom suite . |
| 26 | You may have a new group for whom you have to work out a syllabus , or you may want to check to see whether a revision session is necessary or not . |
| 27 | Mr Carter rang the White House to ask if a reconnaissance satellite could be repositioned . |
| 28 | A pre-smog public awareness campaign is important to ensure people have been forewarned of what actions to take if a smog alert is issued ( figure 7.9 ) . |
| 29 | That would have to stop if a draft EC directive ever became law ; Norway would not be allowed to keep so much to itself . |
| 30 | A holiday , which was n't going to happen because a travel firm went bust , has now been saved … all because of a chance conversation in a car-park . |