Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [vb infin] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | When you take off the mattress — does the base have a saggy surface ? |
| 2 | Out of the corner of his eye he saw the stretcher give a great jump . |
| 3 | Does the case raise a point of law of general public importance ? |
| 4 | Every castle mustered its defences and stood by to repel the normal sharp and brief attack ; for only when they were insolently sure of their supremacy did the Welsh assay a siege . |
| 5 | One can identify the bulk , calculate the total loss and make the buyer bear a proportion according to his share of the bulk . |
| 6 | In short , not only does the user have a better time , the support desk gets far fewer calls to come and deal with apparent equipment failures . |
| 7 | How can the ghost have a box ? ’ |
| 8 | Not giving dates lets the story have a more relaxed and timeless feel about it . |
| 9 | And , if he fails to disclose the existence of such information , does the shareholder have a direct cause of action ? |
| 10 | ( i ) Does the applicant have a sufficient interest within R.S.C. , Ord. 53 , r. 3(7) to entitle him to apply for judicial review ? ( ii ) Is the exercise by Lautro of its power to serve an intervention notice subject to judicial review ? ( iii ) Is , or was , Winchester a member of Lautro ? ( iv ) Whether or not Winchester was a member of Lautro , did it have a right to appeal under Lautro 's rules to the Appeal Tribunal ? ( v ) Did the failure by Lautro to give Winchester an opportunity to make representations before the service of the intervention notice invalidate that notice so that it should be quashed ? |
| 11 | Does not the industry need a long-term agreement to keep collieries like Parkside in my constituency , the very last colliery in north-west England , in existence ? |
| 12 | Could the future see a species capable of engaging in the defeat of the law of entropy in a final Armageddon ? |
| 13 | We hear the Sierra switch on — down the alley out of sight — and we all see the shotgun move a split second before he fires it . |
| 14 | Only then does the chemical become a product . |
| 15 | She felt the fence give a little and then it literally threw her back into the arms of the man with the mask . |
| 16 | In this case police officers saw the defendant take a flick knife from his pocket and give it to a friend to inspect before returning it to his pocket . |
| 17 | Far better to kick very deep and let the opposition make a decision about running at you . |
| 18 | At the point when abolitionists turned to making the emancipation issue a mass campaign they published their own news-sheet , the Anti-Slavery Monthly Reporter ( 1825–30 ) , followed by the Anti-Slavery Reporter ( 1830–3 ) and thereafter the mark of an antislavery organisation with claims to national standing was a paper of this kind . |
| 19 | Does the script allow a smooth transition from one scene to another without a recording break ? |
| 20 | To ease congestion last year saw the completion olf a new duel carriageway linking the M4 and the M40 . |
| 21 | Do the Guild offer a typing services ? |
| 22 | Ca n't the council find a pitch for them so we can have a clear walking area ? |
| 23 | Whatever the reason , can the committee make a public statement regarding this lack of publication , as another climbing season is upon us and I still have no answers to give my customers . |
| 24 | Elementary education was to be provided for all children in England and Wales ; now did the village want a new church school , or would it prefer a board school , one which would be secular and undenominational ? |
| 25 | On the question of counsels ' duties on hearing the judge make a slip in his summing up , see commentary on Holden [ 1991 ] Crim.L.R. at 480 . |
| 26 | ‘ How then should the judge approach a submission of ‘ no case ? ’ ( 1 ) If there is no evidence that the crime alleged has been committed by the defendant , there is no difficulty . |
| 27 | He sat back and let the DDA give a full report , including the trip to the voodoo ceremony and all that followed . |
| 28 | Nor does the Act impose a requirement of advance notice of meetings and assemblies . |
| 29 | Ha , did you see the cat carry a mouse across ? |
| 30 | What , and I let the bread go a bit toasted first then |