Example sentences of "[vb infin] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Among other things I hit on the idea of writing down a very simple minuet , in order to see whether she could not compose a variation on it . |
| 2 | Does TNC compose a solution too prematurely ? |
| 3 | Langley spared neither blood nor fortune — he would beggar a nobleman for taking a fawn or a hare wandering on the road . |
| 4 | The college might also install a CD Rom system to enable information , including encyclopaedias and atlases , to be stored on a compact disc . |
| 5 | Can you install a shower if one is not already there ? |
| 6 | This case arose from a contract under which the pursuers , an engineering company , were to supply and install a conveyor belt system at the premises of the defenders , a brickmaking company . |
| 7 | The Proposal goes on to require that a public company with 1,000 or more employees ( including employees of subsidiaries ) within the Community must install a system of employee participation . |
| 8 | So far , the costs of having a solar heating system installed have outweighed the likely savings in fuel bills , but if you can install a system yourself , you should save money . |
| 9 | Farmer M Tinkler is to receive £8,350 in compensation so Cleveland County Council can install a gas control system near Whitton , Stockton . |
| 10 | The group 's philosophy is that computers should increase , rather than decrease , workers ' participation in industry , For example , large cooperatives could install a computer in canteens , on which workers could experiment with different ways of management , or discover various implications of increasing wages , for example . |
| 11 | I 'll install a couple who will keep an eye on her and take care of the grounds . ’ |
| 12 | Terrorists , blackmailers , burglars , business rivals and the nosey-parkers next door can legally buy and install a phone scanner . |
| 13 | So what they did , they said can we install a water meter , the water company said yes . |
| 14 | I will install a filter system and UV using a 1200gph pump . |
| 15 | A solid door that has good , secure locks ( preferably two — a Yale lock and a deadlock ) and in which you can install a viewer , which will enable you to verify the identity of callers before opening up , is an important feature . |
| 16 | ‘ He could install a security system . ’ |
| 17 | The OLF announced on May 29 that it would seek a referendum on the future of the Oromo people of southern Ethiopia . |
| 18 | We would not necessarily seek a contribution from the previous insurers where the remedial work required to rectify the damage occurring whilst we are on cover has swamped any pre-existing damage . |
| 19 | ‘ At one stage when he was at United I was asked to go and help him seek a settlement after a specialist 's report said his knees would n't last another 12 months ! ’ |
| 20 | If the talks fail , Lotus may seek a licensing deal with Apple Computer Inc 's Claris unit , or another database maker , the Journal was told . |
| 21 | The prosecution did not seek a re-hearing of the case against him . |
| 22 | Where a chief police officer believed that a march would cause serious disorder which would not be amenable to control he could seek a ban through the local authority to the Home Secretary . |
| 23 | Indeed for those insiders living in Cheater 's metaphorical front room — such as in the police — the need to obscure and seek a degree of anonymity from the analytic gaze can be described as a major principle in the preservation of power , ranking highly in the structures of significance . |
| 24 | A local Labour party will seek a candidate by inviting nominations . |
| 25 | Britain would either be overwhelmed as France had been or would seek a compromise with Hitler . |
| 26 | If unc then unc These two expressions are equal for all x ; subtraction yields unc Let us seek a vector x such that unc Now from ( 31 ) , |
| 27 | But the Clinton proposals were reported to be causing concern to Saudi Arabia , the world 's largest oil exporter , which may seek a dialogue with Western nations on issues of petroleum supply and taxation . |
| 28 | If he discovered a new rule he would immediately seek a way of breaking it , and I had assumed that he would have some sympathy with those who flouted the laws against drugs , yet there was no denying the genuine anger in his voice when he talked of cocaine . |
| 29 | To start unravelling stress ‘ from the bottom ’ they may invent or seek a range of tension-reducing activities , which we might group into two categories , those that relax softly and gently , and those that involve a more vigorous release . |
| 30 | Mrs Bauwens will seek a retrial of a case that cost £250,000 over seven dramatic days at the High Court . |