Example sentences of "to find out [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nothing is more infuriating than reading about something that appeals to you , only to find out at the end that you are not eligible . |
| 2 | I have to go up there some time , to find out about the Oyster Festival . ’ |
| 3 | But as we have seen , the law in some cases allows anyone with a genuine interest to make an application for judicial review , and it may take such persons a considerable time to find out about the decision they want to challenge . |
| 4 | The Romans decided to find out about the Greeks , tried to learn the language , accepted Greek gods and reshaped their constitution on lines which some Greeks recognized as akin to their own constitutions . |
| 5 | Business analysis should be looked upon as a two-way exercise — an opportunity to inform , help and convince , as much as an opportunity to find out about the organisation . |
| 6 | At this stage the jargon is an obstacle in that anyone wishing to find out about the field has first to interpret the jargon . |
| 7 | During the work with the project , teachers and researchers attempted to find out about the views held by every child in the class . |
| 8 | It is notable that even when the young Rogers was inspired by the direct experience of discovering two moths in nearby woods , he turned immediately to books to find out about the life-cycle , and learn the lepidopterists ' terminology . |
| 9 | Signs that you have gone to some trouble to find out about the firm will be very much in your favour . |
| 10 | However you will need to find out about the laws governing off-air recording in the country you are in . |
| 11 | But I 'm starting to get used to it , it 's fascinating to find out about the way an artist works — and it 's a darn sight better than putting up with a patient who 's frustrated because she is n't getting anything done ! ’ |
| 12 | If not the chances are that you need to find out about the way directories and path names work . |
| 13 | A large number of firms offer general experience , but others are more specialised , so you will need to find out about the type of work available before you apply . |
| 14 | So if the teacher wanted to find out about the courses they could either contact the University or their own organisations , erm the D E S or the , the Local Education Authority . |
| 15 | As a starting point for my research I decided to find out about the numbers of teachers who worked in secondary schools , the posts that they held and the distribution of men and women teachers to various posts , together with their qualifications and salaries . |
| 16 | To find out about the process of parents and staff working ever more closely in school settings , a couple of ‘ snapshot ’ visits or requesting a brief report on ‘ how things are so far ’ is inadequate . |
| 17 | A journal called Current Contents : Social and Behavioural Sciences brings together the contents pages of the most recently published journals , but a range of indexing and abstracting journals can be used to find out about the contents of journals without having to go to the journals themselves . |
| 18 | Attempting to find out about the extent to which Creole was used by London schoolchildren , Rosen and Burgess asked teachers to specify whether pupils spoke " ( a ) Standard , ( b ) a full regional Creole , or ( c ) a London/regional mix " ( 1980 : 58 ) . |
| 19 | During the final campaign , voters hardly need such contrived devices as PEBs to find out about the issues and personalities in party debate ‘ but during the mid-term there is so much concentration on government actions and personalities that PPBs play a much more significant role in publicizing opposition policies and personalities . |
| 20 | To find out about the world of his bride , the Almanach de Gotha can be laid aside in favour of King George VI 's gamebook , that book in which he recorded with pride the bag of the day and the names of his friends and companions in sport — The Duke of Gloucester , and the Fermoys , Althorps , Felloweses and Bowes Lyons . |
| 21 | Use pipes , bottles , buckets and the water-wheel to find out about the force of water and the direction of flow . |
| 22 | Students should be encouraged to find out about the Braille Alphabet from eg an encyclopaedia . |
| 23 | Provide translucent pots with lids , that can be half-filled with coloured water , to find out about the movement of water and its level , despite the tilting of the pot . |
| 24 | You do not want to find out in the interview itself that the skirt rides up disconcertingly high when you sit down or that the front gapes open when you lean forward to talk . |
| 25 | What have you been able to find out from the parents ? ’ |
| 26 | Erm yeah so so so you might be able to find out from the institute |
| 27 | Practice varies , and it is good practice to find out from the beginning in order to avoid unpleasant surprises at a later date . |
| 28 | ‘ I involved myself by phoning the hotel to find out from the boss what was going on . |
| 29 | Well , I am quite willing to find out from the City Council Officers after this programme what the numbers are , if that 's the issue you want explored , and we 'll come back to you with the precise details . |
| 30 | It is possible to find out from the data whether a zone has changed between 1981 and 1991 , but not how . |