Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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31 Thumbsucking in the womb , for example , may trigger a preference for being right or left-handed , according to De Peter Hepper at Queens University in Belfast .
32 Errors sometimes occur , in part because an innocuous substance may trigger a positive .
33 True recovery begins with physical abstinence : i abstaining from sugar , white flour and specific " anorexic " foods such as salty substances and raw vegetables or binge foods that the sufferer knows may trigger a binge .
34 Perceptions contain no element of approval or disapproval though they may trigger a reaction in terms of approval .
35 Following a share buy-in , a capitalisation issue may trigger a distribution for tax purposes under s210 .
36 It is not recorded who said first ‘ Let's build a golf course at Henley ’ but it was probably one of four men inspired by the opening of Huntercombe course at Nuffield in 1901 .
37 The industrialised world is also looking to developments in technology to help it out of materials shortages — and China may lend a hand too
38 And however tasteless you may think a gift is , it does n't automatically make it useless .
39 ‘ But I think you ought to see a psychiatrist .
40 He ought to see a vet . ’
41 He knew that he ought to see a physician , but was unwilling to do so lest he be told that he was not , after all , cured of syphilis .
42 So I think we ought to see a little bit more of these doctors and a little more of these pharmacists also backing the National Health Service up er which they should .
43 Perhaps I ought to see a doctor . ’
44 Maybe I ought to see a doctor about my acid content or something .
45 Or equally , one feature may rule a work out — for instance , the wrong level of content , an unusual format , or a very high price .
46 A video image of Dale Kunzler , 10 , from Todmorden , West Yorkshire , is projected upside down on a screen behind him during a video workshop at the ‘ Let's Make A Film ’ Festival held at the National Museum of Photography , Film and Television in Bradford at the weekend .
47 The returns may explain a family relationship , they record each person 's occupation , and at the very least they demonstrate that an ancestor was still alive at that date .
48 Furthermore the candidate for this party in one constituency may stress a commitment to education , while colleagues in other constituencies may make the pensions increase the central plank in their programme .
49 Another factor which may influence a firm 's decision is that of competition from other firms in the same line of business .
50 The following factors may influence a decision to employ contractors :
51 Describe the nature of qualitative factors and give three examples that may influence a decision to make a component rather than buy it from another firm .
52 It is also possible that , on 22 May , the Executive Committee may spring a surprise by agreeing to appoint an outsider .
53 In League division 2 , Oxford United are away to Plymouth Argyll , the manager Brian Horton may spring a surprise and include John Durning who is fit again .
54 This was substantially enacted by the Misrepresentation Act 1967 ( see also pp. 124–5 ) , and now the court may treat a contract as still subsisting despite the existence of innocent misrepresentation , and award damages to the injured party , instead of rescinding the contract .
55 After all , some may treat a scar on the forehead as comparatively trivial , but to another it would be a source of serious worry .
56 However , a firm may treat a client or counterparty as a market counterparty by virtue of its status as a member of a listed category only if : ( 1 ) The investment is of the right kind ; this will mean seeking information in advance from overseas persons as to the kinds of investment they regularly deal in and , if necessary , from exchange members as to the kinds of investment dealt in on the exchange ; ( 2 ) Normally , the firm notifies the client or counterparty in writing in advance that it will be treated as a market counterparty ( so that a notification is essential , except as referred to below ) and he has not told the firm that he does not want to be treated as a market counterparty in relation to the investments concerned .
57 Lenders to the bidder who require the target and its subsidiaries to provide authorised financial assistance under CA 1985 , s155 ( see para 22.1.7 below ) , without the prospect of minority opposition , may prefer a Court Scheme for this reason , as may the bidder if he is paying for costly bridging finance in the interim .
58 However , the vendor company may prefer a share sale preceded by an extraction of dividends to depress the value of Target down to the net value of its assets less liabilities .
59 ( Remembering , of course , that there are instances where polarities can be reversed and a strong woman may prefer a man weaker than herself . )
60 Those with a better use of spoken and written English may prefer a sign representation more tied to English .
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