Example sentences of "[to-vb] questions [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Meanwhile students at the lecture got the chance to pitch questions at the minister on a range of subjects from Maastricht to the loss of his private life . |
| 2 | But fortunately most people who are asked to help in surveys are prepared to accept that they are appropriate people to answer questions on the survey for which they are approached , and particularly where people feel that they are being asked to give ‘ expert ’ information this can be seen as rather a compliment : ‘ If you want to know about how a housewife organizes her day I can tell you everything you need to know . ’ |
| 3 | Producer , Lyn Goleby was on a visit to the school to answer questions on the film , which ranged from how much say the author had in shooting the film , to whether ’ The Bridge ’ might have had to have a happier ending if it had been made with American money . |
| 4 | When Gower was dropped from the tour party for India , Dexter refused to answer questions on the decision and left new team manager Keith Fletcher to take the flak . |
| 5 | One consequence will be that the school librarian ( and possibily teachers involved ) will have to answer questions on the content of the report . |
| 6 | As well as being used to produce economic forecasts , the model can be used to answer questions on the impact over the whole economy of alternative economic policies . |
| 7 | Next , Henrietta Gelber of Spencer-Churchill Designs and Ian Henderson-Russell of HRW Antiques will be available to answer questions on the use of antiques in interior design . |
| 8 | Of these , 37 were willing to answer questions about the experience . |
| 9 | Not only were the British Consul staff unable to answer questions about the search and weather conditions , but they were also reluctant to provide us with any basic help . |
| 10 | WELSH Office minister Gwilym Jones yesterday refused to answer questions about the appointment of his secretary to a £5,000a-year health job . |
| 11 | The main sponsors of the meeting , Professors Matthew Meselson of Harvard University and Carl Kaysen of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology , declined to answer questions about the meeting , Those who did speak to New Scientist did not know whether a summary of the discussions would be made public , |
| 12 | I ask my colleagues therefore to rest on the position that the way in which we coordinate our decision is a matter internal to Government and not to answer questions about the Cabinet Committee system . |
| 13 | Consistently with the practice of all former Prime Ministers I have always refused to publish details of Cabinet Committees or to answer Questions in the House about them . |
| 14 | As we talked at the reception in the garden behind Downing Street , Patrick told me that , instead of a debate at the Party Conference next month , he and his ministerial team had been asked to answer questions from the floor . |
| 15 | Erm , I understand that you are willing to answer questions from the floor for a few minutes . |
| 16 | Problems may arise during the installation procedure when the user is required to answer questions regarding the hardware being used . |
| 17 | ( 6 ) A specific immunity ( at least in certain circumstances , which it is unnecessary to explore ) , possessed by accused persons undergoing trial , from having adverse comment made on any failure ( a ) to answer questions before the trial , or ( b ) to give evidence at the trial . |
| 18 | ( 6 ) A special immunity … possessed by accused persons undergoing trial , from having adverse comment made on any failure ( a ) to answer questions before the trial , or ( b ) to give evidence at the trial . |
| 19 | It may also be necessary to consider the availability of a roving radio microphone ( controlled by a member of staff ) to handle questions from the floor . |
| 20 | Deborah Coles described the testimony of the medical officer responsible for F as an attempt to avoid questions about the justification for F 's treatment . |
| 21 | When a subsequent judgment study ( Groeger & Chapman , in preparation b ) was designed which used the same films as Study 4 , the opportunity was taken to include questions about the amount of fixed and variable information in the stimuli . |
| 22 | Not only might such a diagram act as a checklist of the types of land use to look for in a study of any area , but it may also serve to prompt questions about the working of the basic agricultural economic units which make up the English landscape . |
| 23 | Under the Treaty of Rome its powers were defined as the supervision of both the Commission and the Council of Ministers , including the right to put questions to the Commission and to discuss the latter 's annual report , to discharge the annual budget , and to censure the Commission . |
| 24 | Banks lending to private sector corporations concentrate on cash flow ( cash income and expenditure ) projections to generate questions on the use of potential loan facilities and possible repayment sources . |
| 25 | ‘ This is bound to raise questions about the level of violence in the game . ’ |
| 26 | The effect of video-pop was to shift the balance between pop 's aural and visual elements ( and to favour genres , like teeny bop , in which visuals have always been crucial — hence the ‘ second British invasion ’ of the American charts and the success of groups like Duran Duran and Wham ! ) ; and to raise questions about the construction of pop sexuality . |
| 27 | At a time of major initiatives in training , it may seem churlish to raise questions about the effectiveness of staff training . |
| 28 | On inspecting this table we can begin to raise questions about the balance of men and women in secondary school teaching ; especially as far as teaching particular age groups are concerned with more women teaching the younger pupils in middle schools than teaching in comprehensive schools where the complete age range is present . |
| 29 | An example is the Vaccine Damage Tribunals established under s.4 of the Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979 to review questions of the extent and cause of disablement by persons claiming to be entitled to payments under the Act as a result of disabilities arising from vaccination damage . |
| 30 | The big-shot 's unlikely to leave time for the interviewee to ask questions at the end . |