Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Check beforehand if you intend to wear a badge because , if the rules are being strictly interpreted , only a single national or association badge will be permitted . |
| 2 | Cooke said : ‘ You hate to lose a game like that , especially when it is so tight and when two decisions go against you in that manner . ’ |
| 3 | There are cases like ( 141 ) , where make evokes a form of coercion : ( 147 ) — " Big Hans made me come . |
| 4 | The extension of the project could not but mean bringing a mixture of the sexes to regular printing offices . |
| 5 | Also higher property transfer taxes and commision rates make selling a house a much less attractive option in Europe so people tend to treat a house as a long term home rather than as an investment . |
| 6 | If you intend using a wheelbarrow measure it first . |
| 7 | A more serious problem is the bias of the sources , which reflect the views of the ruling class rather than those of the rebels and therefore tend to paint a picture of disorder rather than to record the grievances which prompted the revolt . |
| 8 | Law of good continuity Then you tend to get things like closure where , instead of seeing four separated lines , you tend to see a square or a rectangle or whatever . |
| 9 | Right , yes , it is important you see is n't it ? , because one of things that happens also I think is , is that we tend to see a motorway and we tend to see a call one side it , and a call the other side , and work on the assumption that we can actually get across the motorway there , or under the motorway there , but sometimes you ca n't can you ? |
| 10 | Right , yes , it is important you see is n't it ? , because one of things that happens also I think is , is that we tend to see a motorway and we tend to see a call one side it , and a call the other side , and work on the assumption that we can actually get across the motorway there , or under the motorway there , but sometimes you ca n't can you ? |
| 11 | When I paint , I tend to see a colour , put that down , then move to something else and put that down , hopefully with a bit of shape as well . |
| 12 | that people tend to see a meeting as having to be really , oh it 's got ta be at ten to five , it 's got ta |
| 13 | Below the photic zone oxygen is consumed by biological activity so immediat from immediately below the photic zone you tend to see a decrease in oxygen with depth reaching a minima somewhere between five hundred and a thousand metres depth |
| 14 | Such a clause is not attractive to the seller , because he loses control of the conduct of the claim of infringement , and it is often a difficult clause to persuade the buyer to accept unless there is a problem which is so well-known in a particular industry that many sellers tend to include a reservation relating to it . |
| 15 | Having their receptors overstimulated is something people tend to like a lot . |
| 16 | It is a good idea of Lewis Carroll to think of the March hare because in March hares tend to go a bit potty and they stand on their back legs and box each other . |
| 17 | In addition , they intend to lease a horse to run in the race and this should provide a novel angle if nothing else . |
| 18 | I like to look smart so I tend to wear a lot of jackets with trousers or skirts . |
| 19 | cos if you concentrate on the kerb you tend to drive a bit too close to it |
| 20 | And could I just say that I think that the issue of sustainability does also touch upon the need for the new settlement to be be located on a public transport corridor , preferably an existing public transport corridor , and I think again that argument for for s for somewhere where a rail link , preferably , could be provided , and that of course would tend to support all those factors tend to support a location on the Northern side of York rather than the Southern side of York . |
| 21 | Despite their differences , both views tend to support a tightening of the law on pornography . |
| 22 | Secondly , business studies tend to affirm a consumer passivity in response to marketing initiatives . |
| 23 | Along the way they intend to write a book of their experiences , most of which will undoubtedly be totally unprintable . |
| 24 | We intend to establish a schedule of quota removals for three major economies , Britain , France and Germany and measure the relative impact on their trade and balance of payments of quota removals and currency decontrol . |
| 25 | The London-based company Thesaurus intend to establish a bank of information aimed to be of use to all those researching trends in the art market . |
| 26 | We first met Odette when she was a finalist in a competition organised by WOMAN and Etam to find a size 16+ Model Of The Year . |
| 27 | Instead of reading it down , I mean say a Frenchman reading it down , say through erm |
| 28 | They tend to attract a bit of attention if you 're an exhibitionist . |
| 29 | We accept responsibility not only for the acts and omissions of our own employees and agents but also for those of our suppliers with whom we contract to provide a holiday or reasonable standard . |
| 30 | We have seen how law and theory unite to provide a list of excuses which rebut the normal presumption of voluntariness . |